A brief history of Tibet / Alex McKay -- Tibet has a long and complex history with China -- The 17-point agreement getween China and Tibet / Government of China -- China crushes an uprising, sending Tibet's lader into exile / James Steinberg -- Tibetan resistance fighters receive training and aid from the United States / Carole McGranahan -- A United Nations committee reports that China has committed acts of genocide in Tibet / International Commission of Jurists -- Tibet's leader, the Dalai Lama, explains his exile / The Dalai Lama -- The opening of a railway line to Tibet's capital spurs protests / Jehangir S. Pocha -- Tibetans stage protests in the months before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing / USA Today -- China begins direct governmental oversight of Tibetan monasteries / Human Rights Watch -- The Tibetan government-in-exile marks a sad anniversary / Tibetan Parliament in Exile -- Chinese leaders face charges of genocide and other abuses brought by Tibetan dissidents / Clifford Coonan -- China has systematically reduced religious freedom in Tibet / Tibet Support Group UK -- There is complete freedom of religion in Tibet / Xinhua News Agency --The United Nations has failed to respond to the Tibetan genocide / Lee Long-hwa -- United Nations efforts against persecution in Tibet continue / Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Among Peoples (MRAP) -- Western celebrities have found Tibet a worthy cause / Tim Cornwell -- Some Tibetans object to Hollywood views of their culture / Barbara Stewart -- Tibet's culture itself offers examples of persecution and oppression / Sorrel Neuss -- Growing up in Tibet's years of crisis / Jetsun Pema -- A Chinese soldier remembers his mission to Tibet / Xinhua News Agency -- Years in a prison camp / Adhe Tapontsang -- A Chinese man challenges his own understanding of history and geography / Harry Wu -- An American doctor tells of atrocities in Tibet / Blake Kerr -- Joining other Tibetans in exile / N. Dhargyal.
Summary:
"This title explores decades of conflict and violence in Tibet, with historical background, an examination of the controversies, including the assertion that China committed genocide in Tibet, the status of religion in Tibet, what outsiders have done in regard to Tibet, and personal narratives of those affected"-- Provided by publisher.
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