I finally managed to convince my lib friend to accept that he may be wrong about tibet (he thinks that the chinese settler colonised tibet), and that I should give him some sources for reading and for him to make up his mind.
However, I don't really know where to start in finding good quality sources that he will trust (he is very distrustful of Chinese sources). Does anybody know any good sources I can use? Our argument revolves around 2 main points
- China did not conduct a genocide in tibet
- Tibet was a feudal theocratic society before its liberation.
Much appreciated.
Michael Parenti's Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth is a good place to start.
Seconding this, anyone defending the monks is in for a real uncomfortable read with this one
ProleWiki page on Tibet had some good references. Perhaps these have some primary sources you can highlight as well that aren’t Chinese.
https://redsails.org/friendly-feudalism/
https://www.liberationschool.org/08-04-01-china-tibet-ussponsored-coun-html/
https://www.workers.org/2023/04/70505/
https://www.historicly.net/p/tibet-china-and-the-violent-reaction
I just read this because of this post. Plenty of good sources here, western sources including internal CIA documents and communications.
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/strong-anna-louise/1959/tibet/index.htm
From an American journalist who are multiple trips to China during the middle of the 20th century. Was originally published as a book; bonus points if you can snag a copy of that.
Highly recommend When Serfs Stood up in Tibet by Anna Louise Strong
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/strong-anna-louise/1959/tibet/index.htm
