Dragon In The Land Of Snows
Author: Shakya, Tsering
ISBN: 9780712665339
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 23 Apr 1999
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback / softback
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Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert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.
ISBN: 9780712665339
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 23 Apr 1999
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback / softback
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Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert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.
