Tibetan Independence Movement

Political, Religious and Gandhian Perspectives

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by Jane Ardley

Routledge

Due/Published October 2002, 192 pages, cloth

ISBN 070071572X

A serious analysis of the Tibetan independence movement, this book views the struggle from a comparative perspective, making an overt comparison with the Indian independence movement.

Contents

Introduction 1. Tibet: Religion, Resistance and the State 2. Resistance in Tibet: Violence and Exile 3. 'Our Demand is Cheap': Fasting for the Future of Tibet 4. 'My Life is My Message': The Gandhian Paradigm 5. Spirituality and Politics:The Gandhian and Tibetan Cases 6. The Indian Path to Independence: From Colonialism to Nationalism 7. Toward Partition in India: Lessons for Politics and Religions Conclusion - Political Lessons for Tibet