The Tibetan independence movement : political, religious and Gandhian perspectives / Jane Ardley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ardley, Jane, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Politics and government--1951-.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tibet has been occupied since the 1950s, yet no progress has been made in solving the Tibetan problem. This text is an analysis of the Tibetan independence movement, viewing the struggle from a comparative perspective.

Tibet has been occupied for over fifty years, yet no progress has been made in solving the Tibetan problem. The first serious analysis of the Tibetan independence movement, this book is also the first to view the struggle from a comparative perspective, making an overt comparison with the Indian independence movement. It rectifies the problem that the Tibetan independence movement is not taken seriously from a political perspective. The book is particularly concerned with the relationship between Buddhism and Tibetan politics and resistance, comparing this with the relationship between Hinduism and Gandhian political thought. It also expands on the limited literature concerning violent resistance in Tibet, examining guerilla warfare and the hunger strike undertaken by the Tibetan Youth Congress in 1998, rejecting the 'Shangri-la-ist' approach to Tibetan resistance. Tibet has been occupied for over fifty years, yet no progress has been made in solving the Tibetan problem. The first serious analysis of the Tibetan independence movement, this book is also the first to view the struggle from a comparative perspective, making an overt comparison with the Indian independence movement. It rectifies the problem that the Tibetan independence movement is not taken seriously from a political perspective. The book is particularly concerned with the relationship between Buddhism and Tibetan politics and resistance, comparing this with the relationship between Hinduism and Gandhian political thought. It also expands on the limited literature concerning violent resistance in Tibet, examining guerilla warfare and the hunger strike undertaken by the Tibetan Youth Congress in 1998, rejecting the 'Shangri-la-ist' approach to Tibetan resistance.

Contents:

Introduction 1. Tibet: Religion, Resistance and the State 2. Resistance in Tibet: Violence and Exile 3. 'Our Demand is Cheap': Fasting for the Future of Tibet 4. 'My Life is My Message': The Gandhian Paradigm 5. Spirituality and Politics: The Gandhian and Tibetan Cases 6. The Indian Path to Independence: From Colonialism to Nationalism 7. Toward Partition in India: Lessons for Politics and Religions Conclusion - Political Lessons for Tibet

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-79024-8

0-7007-1572-X

1-135-79025-6

1-280-03178-6

0-203-22115-X

9780203221150

OCLC:

475879389