The Tibetan government-in-exile : politics at large

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Full Title:: The Tibetan government-in-exile : politics at large / Stephanie Roemer
Series Titles:: Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; 10
Routledge advances in South Asian studies ; 10.

Subjects:: Central Tibetan Administration-in-Exile (India)
Tibetans--India--Politics and government
Tibetans--Foreign countries--Politics and government

Table of Contents:: Introduction -- The literature -- Research and content -- 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 : 1900-1959 -- 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 Shain's 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.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xii, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Catalog ID (MMSID):: 990022330590302486
ISBN:: 041545171X (cloth : alk. paper)
0203928148 (ebook)
9780415451710 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780203928141 (ebook)
OCLC Number:: 182056835
Barcode:: 010001286806