Tibet
In: Genocide and Persecution Ser
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- World Map -- Chronology -- Chapter 1: Historical Background on Tibet -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. A Brief History of Tibet -- 2. Tibet has a Long and Complex History with China -- 3. The Seventeen-Point Agreement Between China and Tibet -- 4. Tibet Uprising and Resistance -- 5. Tibetan Resistance Fighters Receive Training and Aid from the United States -- 6. A United Nations Committee Reports That China has Committed Acts of Genocide in Tibet -- 7. Tibet's Leader, the Dalai Lama, Explains his Exile -- 8. The Opening of a Railway Line to Tibet's Capital Spurs Protests -- 9. Tibetans Stage Protests in the Months Before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing -- 10. China: Tibetan Monasteries Placed Under Direct Rule -- 11. The Tibetan Government-in-Exile Marks a Sad Anniversary -- Chapter 2: Controversies Surrounding Tibet -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. Tibetan Dissident to Accuse Chinese of Torture and Genocide -- 2. In Tibet, Defiant Self-Immolations Spread Beyond Monks, Nuns -- 3. China's 100 Million Religious Believers Must Banish Their "Superstitions," Says Official -- 4. Written Statement Submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council -- 5. Hollywood Celebrates the Year of Tibet -- 6. Some Tibetans Object to Hollywood Views of their Culture -- 7. Tibet's Culture itself Offers Examples of Persecution and Oppression -- Chapter 3: Personal Narratives -- Chapter Exercises -- 1. Growing Up in Tibet's Years of Crisis -- 2. Years in a Prison Camp -- 3. A Chinese Man Challenges his Own Understanding of History and Geography -- 4. An American Doctor Tells of Atrocities in Tibet -- Glossary -- Organizations to Contact -- List of Primary Source Documents -- For Further Research -- Index -- Back Cover