| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 370 pages) : maps |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-360) and index. |
| Summary |
The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. |
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"The Buddha Party is an analysis of Chinese propaganda discourses that attempt to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. Much of this is at odds with historical facts and is deliberately misleading, but it is widely believed by Han Chinese. It profoundly affects how China's leaders interact with their counterparts in other countries because most of them appear to deeply believe the official line regarding Tibet, which resonates with Han notions of themselves as China's most advanced nationality and as a benevolent race that liberates and culturally uplifts minority peoples. The government's "patriotic education" campaign is a core focus of the book: it forces monks and nuns to participate in propaganda sessions and repeat official dogma, and it is part of a larger campaign to transform China's religions into "patriotic" systems that endorse Communist Party policies. The book analyzes the core tenets of the official version of Tibetan Buddhism and how these are being received by their intended audience, as well as strategies of resistance. It employs propaganda theory to contextualize the discursive strategies of China's information apparatus and demonstrates how messages that resonate with Han Chinese fail to persuade Tibetans and other minorities."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Acts of ingratitude -- The limitations of propaganda -- Patriotic soul boys and other Chinese myths -- Tibetology with Chinese characteristics -- Chinese and Tibetan perspectives on history -- Appendix A. Tibetan spellings -- Appendix B. Glossary of Chinese terms -- Appendix C. Glossary of Buddhist terms and names. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 21st century.
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Buddhists -- Persecutions -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 21st century.
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Buddhism and state -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Buddhism and politics -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Relations -- China.
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China -- Relations -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Advocacy. |
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Buddhism |
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Buddhism and politics |
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Buddhism and state |
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Buddhists -- Persecutions |
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International relations |
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China |
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China -- Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Powers, John, 1957- Buddha party. New York : Oxford University Press, [2017] 9780199358151 (DLC) 2016010003 (OCoLC)947145370 |
| ISBN |
9780199358182 (electronic bk.) |
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0199358184 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199358168 (electronic bk. ; updf) |
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0199358168 (electronic bk. ; updf) |
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9780199358175 (electronic bk. ; epub) |
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0199358176 (electronic bk. ; epub) |
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9780199358151 (cloth) |
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019935815X (cloth) |
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