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The dragon in the land of snows : a history of modern Tibet since 1947 / Tsering Shakya.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tsering Shakya.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--20th century.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China).
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 574 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- History of modern Tibet since 1947
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University press, [1999]
- Summary:
- Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this extraordinary account chronicles the definitive history of modern Tibet and shatters the popular perception of the area as an isolated Shangri-La. 17 photos, 19 maps.
- Contents:
- The lull before the storm
- China invades
- Tibet appeals to the UN and the 17-point agreement
- An uneasy co-existence
- The rift
- The revolt
- The flight of the Dalai Lama
- The international response and Tibet at the UN
- Reform and repression
- War in the Himalayas
- Socialist transformation of Tibet
- The cultural revolution
- Revolution postponed?
- A road to the New Tibet
- Postscript.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [527]-546) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231118147
- OCLC:
- 40783846
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