 
Tibet Since
1950: Silence Prison or Exile
Introduction by Elliot Sperling
Essays by Orville Schell and Steve Marshall
Interviews with Tibetan exiles and former prisoners by
Mickey Spiegel, Asia researcher of Human Rights Watch
The bleak reality of Tibet under Chinese control, as
never before seen in print. Through photographs, documents, personal interviews
and stories, Tibet Since 1950 looks beyond Tibet's Shangri-la image to
the impact of Chinese political repression on Tibetan lives. Fifty years
of direct Chinese government control has altered every aspect of the culture,
politics, economy, and religion in Tibet. The manifestations of repressive
rule are evident in the extensive prison network used to detain those perceived
as challenging the Chinese government, and in the often-extreme measures
used to keep protests in check. Tibet Since1950 contains rare photographs
of Chinese crackdowns on Tibetan demonstrations and first-hand accounts
from Tibetans living in exile about why they chose to leave. It looks at
the destruction of Tibetan religious institutions in the past and the more
subtle damage still being done today. The volume includes a discussion
of Tibetan prisons by Steve Marshall and a consideration of Tibet as myth
and reality by Orville Schell, renowned journalist and China scholar. Produced
in cooperation with Aperture Foundation.
ISBN 089381-794-5,
5/00,
184 pages plus 2 eight-page gatefolds,
$40.00
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