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Rehearsing the state : the political practices of the Tibetan government-in-exile /

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Controversy has surrounded the legal, territorial, and political status of Tibet for decades. How does the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGiE)ù in spite of a complete lack of legal recognitionù continue to enact state-like functions from the hill town of Dharomsala, India? Rehearsing the State: The P...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McConnell, Fiona (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley/Blackwell, 2016.
Series:RGS-IBG book series.
Subjects:
Central Tibetan Administration-in-Exile (India)
Tibetans > Foreign countries > Politics and government.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Politics and government.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Rethinking the (non)state : time/space/performance
  • Setting the scene : contested narratives of Tibetan statehood
  • Rehearsal spaces : the material and symbolic roles of exile Tibetan settlements
  • Playwright and cast : crafting legitimacy in exile
  • Scripting the state : constructing a population, welfare state and citizenship in exile
  • Audiences of statecraft : negotiating hospitality and performing diplomacy
  • Rehearsing stateness.