by TseringShakya (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Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 624
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 21 Jan 1999
ISBN 10: 0712665331
ISBN 13: 9780712665339
Book Overview: The first authoritative and objective history of modern Tibet - and the first by a Tibetan author.