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ID074358
Title ProperColonialism, genocide, and Tibet
LanguageENG
AuthorSautman, Barry
Publication2006.
Summary / Abstract (Note)A central element of the narrative circulated by the Tibet Movement has been that China has carried out genocide and practised colonialism in Tibet. These notions are, for the most part, uncritically accepted by politicians and the media, especially in the West. This essay challenges such characterizations as inept and as obstacles to resolving the Tibet Question. It looks at whether convincing empirical evidence of physical and cultural genocide in Tibet exists, in light of the most common understanding of such practices as rooted in efforts to destroy a people and its culture. The essay also considers what the contours of colonialism have been in light of its principal modern experience, that of European, US and Japanese colonization, and determines whether the Tibet case fits these characteristics. The essay concludes that a critique of China's policies and practices in Tibet would be best served by focusing on actual problems experienced by Tibetans.
`In' analytical NoteAsian Ethinicity Vol. 7, No. 3; Oct 2006: p243-265
Journal SourceAsian Ethinicity Vol: 7 No 3
Key WordsTibet ;  Colonialism ;  Genocide ;  Nationalism