A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 3 : the Storm Clouds Descend, 1955-1957.

It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950's. The third volume in Melvyn Goldstein's History of Modern Tibet series, The Calm before the Storm, examines the critical years of 1955 through 195...

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Main Author: Goldstein, Melvyn C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
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Summary:It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950's. The third volume in Melvyn Goldstein's History of Modern Tibet series, The Calm before the Storm, examines the critical years of 1955 through 1957. During this period, the Preparatory Committee for a Tibet Autonomous Region was inaugurated in Lhasa, and a major Tibetan uprising occurred in Sichuan Province. Jenkhentsisum, a Tibetan anti-communist émigré group, emerged as an important player with secret links to Indian Intelligence, the Dalai Lama's L.
Physical Description:1 online resource (590 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520956711
0520956710
1306119804
9781306119801
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Source of description: Print version record.