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Arrested histories : Tibet, the CIA, and memories of a forgotten war / Carole McGranahan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGranahan, Carole.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
- United States.
- Memory--Political aspects--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Memory.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.
- Tibet Autonomous Region (China).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (330 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham [NC] : Duke University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Argues that some histories, including Tibetans armed resistance against the Chinese, are arrested, deliberately left untold until some future moment when changed circumstances favor their telling.
- Contents:
- Empire and the state of Tibet
- The pains of belonging
- 1956 : year of the fire monkey
- The golden throne
- History and memory as social practice
- War in exile
- In a clouded mirror
- Secrets, the CIA, and the politics of truth
- A nonviolent history of war
- Conclusion : truth, fear, and lies.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613065643
- 9781283065641
- 1283065649
- 9780822392972
- 0822392976
- OCLC:
- 662620124
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