Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Snow Lion and the DragonCondition: NewEAN: 9780520219519ISBN: 9780520219519Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/02/1999Item Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 12mmItem Weight: 227gAuthor: Melvyn C. GoldsteinLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: China, Tibet, and the Dalai LamaISBN-10: 0520219511Description: Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. What is the history of the conflict? Can the two sides come to an acceptable compromise? In this thoughtful analysis, distinguished professor and longtime Tibet analyst Melvyn C. Goldstein presents a balanced and accessible view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Tibet's political fortunes have undergone numerous vicissitudes since the fifth Dalai Lama first ascended to political power in Tibet in 1642. In this century, a forty-year period of de facto independence following the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 ended abruptly when the Chinese Communists forcibly incorporated Tibet into their new state and began the series of changes that destroyed much of Tibet's traditional social, cultural, and economic system. After the death of Mao in 1976, the rise to power of Deng Xiaoping quickly produced a change in attitude in Beijing and a major initiative to negotiate with the Dalai Lama to solve the conflict. This failed.With the death of Deng Xiaoping, the future of Tibet is more uncertain than ever, and Goldstein argues that the conflict could easily erupt into violence. Drawing upon his deep knowledge of the Tibetan culture and people, Goldstein takes us through the history of Tibet, concentrating on the political and cultural negotiations over the status of Tibet from the turn of the century to the present. He describes the role of Tibet in Chinese politics, the feeble and conflicting responses of foreign governments, overtures and rebuffs on both sides, and the nationalistic emotions that are inextricably entwined in the political debate. Ultimately, he presents a plan for a reasoned compromise, identifying key aspects of the conflict and appealing to the United States to play an active diplomatic role. Clearly written and carefully argued, this book will become the definitive source for anyone seeking an understanding of the Tibet Question during this dangerous turning point in its turbulent history.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Society & CultureTopic: History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 1999 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: The Snow Lion and the Dragon
Title: The Snow Lion and the Dragon
EAN: 9780520219519
ISBN: 9780520219519
Release Date: 04/02/1999
Release Year: 1999
Subtitle: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama
ISBN-10: 0520219511
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Snow Lion and the Dragon : China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama
Number of Pages: 165 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1999
Topic: Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Religious, Asia / General, Human Rights, International Relations / General, Asia / China
Item Height: 0.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Author: Melvyn C. Goldstein
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
