Helen R. Boyd

The Future of Tibet

The Government-in-Exile Meets the Challenge of Democratization. 2. Auflage. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,6 cm / 16,5 cm / 1,2 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9780820457277
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136 Seiten
Februar 2005
Peter Lang

This book discusses the emergence of democracy's modernizing force in an exiled community with a political history based on a feudal theocracy. Since his exile almost forty years ago, the Dalai Lama and his government-in-exile have steered this fledgling democratic community toward the fulfillment of his dream of converting a theocracy to a democracy. The establishment of a tripartite government with separate powers and the development of a framework for a future democratic polity - if and when Tibetans regain their land - is a testament to the ongoing democratizing revolution.

The Author: Helen R. Boyd, O.P., is Assistant Professor of History at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. She received her Ph.D. in world history from St. John's University, New York. An avid world traveler, her travelling experiences have enhanced her research and teaching. Dr. Boyd has presented her work at various conferences and has been an educator and administrator for many years at all educational levels.