Elliot Sperling was Chair of the Indiana University Department of Central Eurasian Studies. He had been a faculty member in that department’s Tibetan Studies Program since 1987. In addition to his scholarly writing on Tibetan history and Tibet’s historical and contemporary relationship with China, Sperling wrote op-ed pieces about and analysis of Tibet for The New York Times, The Far Eastern Economic Review, and other publications.
Last Updated: July 19, 2017
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