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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

"This title explores decades of conflict and violence in Tibet, with historical background, an examination of the controversies, including the assertion that China committed genocide in Tibet, the status of religion in Tibet, what outsiders have done in regard to Tibet, and personal narratives of those affected"--

The Natural Bounty of China is an important book series of 60 titles that comprehensively documents the vast diversity of China's natural resources. China recognizes more than 1,600 products unique to the country - known as geographical indication products. This series describes these products in detail, with each single volume focusing on a particular region of China and the unique products cultivated there, such as Changbaishan ginseng in northeast China to the bean paste of Pixian (the "soul of Sichuan cuisine") in the southwest. From the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang to history-steeped Shandong and gorgeously scenic Yunnan, almost every place in the country has produced something that is readily identifiable with it. This series not only makes a major contribution to our understanding of the geography and agriculture of China, but also gives us a greater appreciation of Chinese culture as a whole. This volume looks at the abundant resources and products of Tibet, the 'Roof of the World'.