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Spoiling Tibet: China and Resource Nationalism on the Roof of the World (Asian Arguments)

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Product Details

  • Series: Asian Arguments
  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Zed Books (September 12, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1780324359
  • ISBN-13: 978-1780324357
  • Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,331,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsI'm glad I read Spoiling Tibet
By Sheila E Ryan on March 6, 2014
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It's a great book. Well written. Easy to understand. As a Buddhist I'm interested in all the history of Tibet and this book helped me understand why the Chinese were so anxious to take it over.
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4.0 out of 5 starsI have NOT YET READ this book, but...
By An impartial critic on March 9, 2014
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I wish to emphasize that this is NOT a critique of what is presented in this book, which I have NOT YET READ (but will do so soon). The four stars is merely because I had to insert a rating, so let it represent my appreciation of the author's hard work. That said, having viewed one other academic review, it seems the focus is on an appeal to reconsider the despoiling of Tibet for the sake of its material resources, which will only (at most) enrich a small group of investors and maybe the Chinese government -- and not the Tibetans. Well and good -- I look forward to the details.

I merely wish to state here that some further considerations must be added to this, if the point is to dissuade China's government and SOEs from continuing to oppress Tibetan voices for the freedom of self-determination. One other and obvious factor is the national security issue from China's perspective. Tibet is a zone of intense military buildup, which has been ongoing for decades. China cannot afford to relinquish this region, any more than the USA would relinquish control over California or New Mexico or Alaska. (Imagine a hostile country placing nuclear warheads in any of those places and aiming them at you.) Another factor which G. Lafitte may have discussed (I will find out soon) is comparative history in other countries where resources were desired by big businesses and governments. Brazil, Borneo, Guyana, the countries of Africa, etc. -- not to mention the USA in older periods of our history. What always happens to the indigenous populations when they get in the way and agitate? "National" and business interests prevail. Ask yourself, why is that? There is more at stake in this contest for China than simply the land and lives of the Tibetans, as important as they are from a human perspective.Read more ›
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