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The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947
by Shakya, Tsering
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Near fine with minor wear to edges and toning to paper stock.
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About This Item
London: Pimlico, 1999. True first edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Near fine with minor wear to edges and toning to paper stock.. Quarto in predominantly green color photo-illus wraps; xxix, 574 pages: illustrations, maps; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Considered to be a definitive history of modern Tibet. Pimlico (Series); 334.
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 -- Appendix 1: The 17 point agreement -- Appendix 2: Tibetan spelling.
Politieke situatie. 1900-1999 Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 20th century. Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. China Tibet.
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 -- Appendix 1: The 17 point agreement -- Appendix 2: Tibetan spelling.
Politieke situatie. 1900-1999 Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 20th century. Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. China Tibet.
Synopsis
Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, Tsering Shakya 's groundbreaking history of modern Tibet shatters the popular conception of the country as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by broader international developments. Shakya gives a balanced, blow-by-blow account of Tibet's ongoing struggle to maintain its independence and safeguard its cultural identity while being sandwiched between the heavyweights of Asian geopolitics: Britain, India, China, and the United States. With thorough documentation, Shakya details the Chinese depredations of Tibet, and reveals the failures of the Tibetan leadership's divided strategies. Rising above the simplistic dualism so often found in accounts of Tibet's contested recent history, The Dragon in the Land of Snows lucidly depicts the tragedy that has befallen Tibet and identifies the conflicting forces that continue to shape the aspirations of the Tibetan people today.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101664
- Title
- The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947
- Author
- Shakya, Tsering
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine with minor wear to edges and toning to paper stock.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- True first edition, first printing (full number line)
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Völkerrecht
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia;
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