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The Tibetan government-in-exile : politics at large / Stephanie Roemer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge advances in South Asian studiesPublication details: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2008.Description: xii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780415451710 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780203928141 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.951/5 22
LOC classification:
  • DS432.T5 R64 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Modern Tibet : a historical account -- Definition of the area of Tibet -- Society and economy -- Central and local administration -- Lama state : the union of politics and religion -- Tibetan politics : 1900-59 -- An approach towards a theory of governments-in-exile -- The struggle from abroad to free the homeland -- Governments-in-exile and national loyalty -- Governments-in-exile and international support and recognition -- Additions to Shains theory -- Tibetans in exile : a portrait of the CTA -- Flight : reasons and numbers -- First years in exile : the role of the newly founded CTA -- The exile struggle : changing politics -- The structure of the CTA -- Exile Tibetan NGOS : their role in exile politics -- The annual budget of the CTA -- Theoretical characterizations of CTA politics -- Membership in the exile Tibetan community -- Educational opportunities -- Tibetan buddhist nationalism -- Universal rights approach -- Exile Tibetan democracy -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-214) and index.

Introduction -- Modern Tibet : a historical account -- Definition of the area of Tibet -- Society and economy -- Central and local administration -- Lama state : the union of politics and religion -- Tibetan politics : 1900-59 -- An approach towards a theory of governments-in-exile -- The struggle from abroad to free the homeland -- Governments-in-exile and national loyalty -- Governments-in-exile and international support and recognition -- Additions to Shains theory -- Tibetans in exile : a portrait of the CTA -- Flight : reasons and numbers -- First years in exile : the role of the newly founded CTA -- The exile struggle : changing politics -- The structure of the CTA -- Exile Tibetan NGOS : their role in exile politics -- The annual budget of the CTA -- Theoretical characterizations of CTA politics -- Membership in the exile Tibetan community -- Educational opportunities -- Tibetan buddhist nationalism -- Universal rights approach -- Exile Tibetan democracy -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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