Dragon in The Land of Snows

Informationen zum Autor Tsering Shakya Klappentext Based entirely on unpublished primary sources this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert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. Zusammenfassung Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: * The covert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.

Product details

• Authors: Tsering Shakaya, Tsering Shakya, Shakya Tsering
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.1999
• EAN: 9780712665339
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-6533-9
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 46 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Tibet, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Asia / South / General