Save Tibet button by U.S. Tibet Committee, 1991

 

Name
U.S. Tibet Committee (Creator)
Title
Save Tibet button by U.S. Tibet Committee, 1991
Abstract
Button advocating for Save Tibet in 1991 with an image of a lotus flower with a barbed wire
Collection Name
Meg McLagan Collection: The Tibet Movement in Exile, 1989-2003
Subjects
Political campaigns; Tibetans; Mass media; Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
Format
objects
Genre
buttons (information artifacts)
Origin Information
New York (N.Y.)
Date
1991?
Physical Description
5.6 cm
Note
The contrasting messages on the two buttons "Save Tibet" and "Free Tibet," both issued by the USTC, illustrates the negotiation of terms and approaches underlying political activism.
Note (Funding)
Digitized with funding by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute.
Language
English
Library Location
C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Tibetan Studies Special Collections at Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-p0d7-j980