History As Propaganda : Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China

@book{citeulike:506041, abstract = {{ Despite Chinese efforts to stop foreign countries from granting him visas, the Dalai Lama has become one of the most recognizable and best loved people on the planet, drawing enormous crowds wherever he goes. By contrast, China's charismatically-challenged leaders attract crowds of protestors<br>waving Tibetan flags and shouting "Free Tibet!" whenever they visit foreign countries. By now most Westerners probably think they understand the political situation in Tibet. But, John Powers argues, most Western scholars of Tibet evince a bias in favor of one side or the other in this continuing<br>struggle. Some of the most emotionally charged rhetoric, says Powers, is found in studies of Tibetan history. narratives. }}, author = {Powers, John }, citeulike-article-id = {506041}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {0195174267}, keywords = {china, history, politics, propaganda, revisionism, tibet}, month = {October}, posted-at = {2006-02-15 16:07:53}, priority = {0}, publisher = {{Oxford University Press, USA}}, title = {History As Propaganda : Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China }, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/0195174267}, year = {2004} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:506041 L3 - citeulike-article-id:506041 TI - History As Propaganda : Tibetan Exiles versus the People's Republic of China PB - {Oxford University Press, USA} SN - 0195174267 N2 - { Despite Chinese efforts to stop foreign countries from granting him visas, the Dalai Lama has become one of the most recognizable and best loved people on the planet, drawing enormous crowds wherever he goes. By contrast, China's charismatically-challenged leaders attract crowds of protestors<br>waving Tibetan flags and shouting "Free Tibet!" whenever they visit foreign countries. By now most Westerners probably think they understand the political situation in Tibet. But, John Powers argues, most Western scholars of Tibet evince a bias in favor of one side or the other in this continuing<br>struggle. Some of the most emotionally charged rhetoric, says Powers, is found in studies of Tibetan history. narratives. } KW - china KW - history KW - politics KW - propaganda KW - revisionism KW - tibet AU - Powers, John PY - 2004/10/14/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/0195174267 ER -