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Table of Contents:

• Who should rule Tibet? China should acknowledge Tibetan autonomy within China ; China should not acknowledge Tibetan autonomy within China / Yedor ; The exiled government of the Dalai Lama should try to negotiate with China ; China should not negotiate with the exiled government of the Dalai Lama / Der Spiegel ; Tibet is a sovereign nation entitled to self-determination / Students for a Free Tibet ; Tibet is not sovereign and does not have an absolute right to self-determination
• Will Tibet's cultural and ethnic diversity survive Chinese rule? Tibet's cultural and ethnic diversity is threatened by Chinese central government / Lindsey Hilsum ; Tibet's cultural and ethnic diversity is not threatened by Chinese central government / John Makin ; Chinese tourism, migration, and modernization threaten Tibet's unique culture / Narasimhan Ram ; Chinese rule threatens Tibetan Buddhism / Frank Ching ; The exiled Dalai Lama threatens Tibetan Buddhism / Shi Shan
• Have the Tibetan people benefited from Chinese central government? Tibetan quality of life has improved under Chinese rule / Kevin Z. Jiang ; Tibetan quality of life has deteriorated under Chinese rule / One H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education and Research, Tibet) ; Tibetans in exile need traditional education / Tibetan Children's Educational & Welfare Fund ; Tibetan education under Chinese rule is inadequate / Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Dharamsala ; Tibet's civil and political rights are abused by the Chinese central government / Freedom House ; Tibet's civil and political rights are protected by the Chinese central government / Chamba Phuntsok
• What are the major threats to survival of Tibet's natural environment? The China-Tibet Railway threatens Tibet's fragile ecosystem / Peter Haertling ; The China-Tibet Railway does not threaten Tibet's fragile ecosystem / James C. Cobb, et al. ; Chinese rule is the greatest threat to Tibet's natural resources / Patrick T. Hughes ; Climate change is the greatest threat to life on the Tibetan plateau / Guanli Wang.

Contributors:

Hanrahan, Clare

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Subjects:

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

Self-determination, National — China — Tibet Autonomous Region

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) — Relations — China

China — Relations — China — Tibet Autonomous Region

Ethnic groups — China — Tibet Autonomous Region

Since 1951

Self-determination, National

Relations

Ethnic groups

Politics and government

China — Tibet Autonomous Region

China

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-196) and index.

Physical Description:

209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Call Numbers:

JQ1519.T553 T53 2009

ISBNs:

9780737742404 (hardcover)
0737742402 (hardcover)
9780737742411 (pbk.)
0737742410 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2008036461

OCLC Numbers:

245535682