A Strange Liberation: Tibetan Lives in Chinese Hands
by Patt, David
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1559390131
- ISBN 13
- 9781559390132
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Ithaca, New York: Snow Lion Publications, 1992. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Stated: First Edition USA 1992. Soft cover in fine condition with bright shiny wraps. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the book, ""In 1949 the Chinese Communists announced their intention to ""liberate"" Tibet, and Chinese armies began crossing the eastern borders of the country. These events set in motion a gradual process of occupation and repression that culminated in the crushing of the 1959 Tibetan popular uprising against Chinese rule.. . . . presents the inspiring and unforgettable accounts of two Tibetans who tell what it was like to be Tibetans in Chinese hands during thirty years of the Chinese hands during thirty years of the Chinese occupation. . . . a vivid picture of the final fall of Tibet.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001475
- Title
- A Strange Liberation: Tibetan Lives in Chinese Hands
- Author
- Patt, David
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1559390131
- ISBN 13
- 9781559390132
- Publisher
- Snow Lion Publications
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca, New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- History, Tibet (China) - History, Tibet (China) - History - Uprising of 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; History of Asia & China & Japan;
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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