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Tibet and the Problem of Radical Reductionism

Yeh, Emily T.·2009·Antipode
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2009.00704.x
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Abstract: This article takes issue with a mode of argumentation advanced by a number of left‐leaning, radical scholars, including those associated with China's New Left, about the causes of the Tibetan unrest in China in spring 2008. According to this stance, the Tibetan protests were the result of external manipulation by neoconservative, reactionary forces, ranging from the CIA to the Dalai Lama. The unstated premise of this response is that taking a critical stance against western imperialism and neoliberal globalization necessitates a defense of China's policies in Tibet. Such arguments take the form of unfavorable comparisons between Tibetans and Palestinians especially because the former are often romanticized, suggestions that Tibetans are unfortunate ideological victims of US‐funded propaganda, and claims that they should be grateful for Chinese state‐funded development. This response renders Tibetans incapable of being authentic political subjects. A radical stance on Western imperialism and capitalism should reject such reductionism.

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Authors
Yeh, E. T.
Affiliations
University of Colorado Boulder (US)
Corresponding author
Yeh, Emily T.
ORCID
Yeh, Emily T.
Venue
Antipode
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-10-23
Volume
41
Issue
5
Pages
983-1010
ISSN
  • 0066-4812 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8330
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8330.2009.00704.x
OpenAlex
W2103548502
Cited by
68
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FWCI
20.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Antipode (publishedVersion)
Funders
Government of Jiangxi Province
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › South Asian Studies and Conflicts
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
Keywords
New Left, Tibet, Dalai Lama, neoconservatism, Western imperialism, neoliberal globalization, political subjectivity

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