{"product_id":"the-buddha-party-how-the-peoples-republic-of-china-works-to-define-and-control-tibetan-buddhism-9780199358151","title":"The Buddha Party: How the People's Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Buddha Party \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. The narrative they create is at odds with historical facts and deliberately misleading but, John Powers argues, it is\u003cbr\u003ewidely believed by Han Chinese. Most of China's leaders appear to deeply believe the official line regarding Tibet, which resonates with Han notions of themselves as China's most advanced nationality and as a benevolent race that liberates and culturally uplifts minority peoples. This in turn\u003cbr\u003eprofoundly affects how the leadership interacts with their counterparts in other countries. Powers's study focuses in particular on the government's patriotic education campaign-an initiative that forces monks and nuns to participate in propaganda sessions and repeat official dogma. Powers\u003cbr\u003econtextualizes this within a larger campaign to transform China's religions into patriotic systems that endorse Communist Party policies. This book offers a powerful, comprehensive examination of this ongoing phenomenon, how it works and how Tibetans resist it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199358151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Powers\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Asian Studies in the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University. He specializes in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan history and is the author of 17 books and more than 80 articles. His books include \u003cem\u003eA Bull of A Man: Images of Masculinity, Sex, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand the Body in Indian Buddhism\u003c\/em\u003e (2009) and \u003cem\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Tibet\u003c\/em\u003e (with David Templeman; 2012).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39934207524979,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9e7b128f-4dc1-4c80-8348-616d7078d253.jpg?v=1647877701","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-buddha-party-how-the-peoples-republic-of-china-works-to-define-and-control-tibetan-buddhism-9780199358151","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}