History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951 The Demise of the Lamaist State

Name: History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951 The Demise of the Lamaist State
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ISBN: 9780520075900

ISBN-10: 0520075900

ISBN-13: 9780520075900

Edition: 1989 (Reprint)

Authors: Melvyn C. Goldstein

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The "Tibetan Question," the nature of Tibet's political status vis-agrave;-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to interested observers. While one faction has argued that Tibet was, in the main, historically independent until it was conquered by the Chinese Communists in 1951 and incorporated into the new Chinese state, the other faction views Tibet as a traditional part ofChina that split away at the instigation of the British after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and was later dutifully reunited with "New China" in 1951. In contrast, this comprehensive study of modern Tibetan history presents a…

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List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/18/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 936
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.70" tall
Weight: 2.904
Language: English