China's Tibet?: Autonomy or Assimilation

by Warren W. Smith Jr.

Book Overview

This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to its own goals. Warren W. Smith argues that Beijing fears that any genuine autonomy or dialogue with the Dalai Lama will fuel renewed nationalism in China's Tibet, as the leadership calls its possession. Highlighting China's past and current propaganda on Tibet, the book demonstrates China's sensitivity regarding the legitimacy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074253989X
• ISBN13: 9780742539891
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"