Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-196) and index.

Chapter 1: WHO SHOULD RULE TIBET? -- China Should Acknowledge Tibetan Autonomy Within china -- China Should Not Acknowledge Tibetan Autonomy Within China -- The Exiled Government of the Dalai Lama Should Try to Negotiate with China -- China Should Not Negotiate with the Exiled Government of the Dalai Lama -- Tibet Is a Soverign National Entitled to Self-Determination -- Tibet Is Not Sovereign and Does Not Have an Absolute Right to Self-Determination -- Chatper 2: WILL TIBET'S CULTURAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY SURVIVE CHINESE RULE? -- Tibet's Cultural and Ethnic Diversity is Threatened by Chinese Central Government -- Tibet's Cultural and Ethnic Diversity is Not Threatened by Chinese Central Government -- Chinese Tourism, Migration, and Modernization Threaten Tibet's Unique Culture -- Chinese Tourism, Migration, and Modernization Do Not Threaten Tibet's Unique Culture -- Chinese Rule Threatens Tibetan Buddhism -- The Exiled Dalai Lama Threatens Tibetan Buddhism -- Chapter 3: HAVE THE TIBETAN PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM CHINESE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT? -- Tibetan Quality of Life Has Improved Under Chinese Rule -- Tibetan Quality of Life Has Deteriorated Under Chinese Rule -- Tibetans in Exile Need Traditional Education -- Tibetan Education Under Chinese Rule Is Inadequate -- Tibet's Civil and Political Rights Are Abused by the Chinese Central Government -- Tibet's Civil and Political Rights Are Protected by the Chinese Central Government -- Chapter 4: WHAT ARE THE MAJOR THREATS TO SURVIVAL OF TIBET'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT? -- The China-Tibet Railway Threatens Tibet's Fragile Ecosystem -- The China-Tibet Railway Does Not Threaten Tibet's Fagile Ecosystem -- Chinese Rule Is the Greatest Threat to Tibet's Natural Resources -- Climate Change Is the Greatest Threat to Life on the Tibetan Plateau.