Dragon In The Land Of Snows: The History of Modern Tibet since 1947
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The first authoritative and objective history of modern Tibet - and the first by a Tibetan author.
Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert political manoeuverings in Tibet and the role of the Tibetan, Chinese and British governments; * The Dalai Lama's escape in 1959; * The CIA's involvement and the establishment of a secret military base in the Nepalese Himalayas; * The British government lying to the UN and Douglas Hurd's role in that process; * The power struggles during th Cultural Revolution and the mass uprising against the Chinese that has remained secret until now.
Author: Tsering Shakya
Format: Paperback, 624 pages, 153mm x 234mm, 743 g
Published: 1999, Vintage, United Kingdom
Genre: Regional History
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The first authoritative and objective history of modern Tibet - and the first by a Tibetan author.
Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert political manoeuverings in Tibet and the role of the Tibetan, Chinese and British governments; * The Dalai Lama's escape in 1959; * The CIA's involvement and the establishment of a secret military base in the Nepalese Himalayas; * The British government lying to the UN and Douglas Hurd's role in that process; * The power struggles during th Cultural Revolution and the mass uprising against the Chinese that has remained secret until now.
Dragon In The Land Of Snows: The History of Modern Tibet since 1947