Tibet in Agony - Lhasa 1959

Jianglin Li provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa in 1959. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, she reconstructs a chronology of events that answers lingering questions and tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today.

About the author

Jianglin Li is an independent scholar and writer who specializes in post-1950 Tibetan history and the Tibetan diaspora.

Summary

Jianglin Li provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa in 1959. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, she reconstructs a chronology of events that answers lingering questions and tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today.

Product details

• Authors: Jianglin Li, Jianglin/ Wilf Li, Susan Wilf
• Assisted by: Susan Wilf (Translation), Wilf Susan (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9780674088894
• ISBN: 978-0-674-08889-4
• No. of pages: 372
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 36 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; China, Tibet, Nepal, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General