Snow Lion and the Dragon China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama

Name: Snow Lion and the Dragon China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama
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ISBN: 9780520219519

ISBN-10: 0520219511

ISBN-13: 9780520219519

Edition: 1997

Authors: Melvyn C. Goldstein

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Tensions over the "Tibet Question"--the political status of Tibet--are escalating every day. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. What is the history of the conflict? Can the two sides come to an acceptable compromise? In this thoughtful analysis, distinguished professor and longtime Tibet analyst Melvyn C. Goldstein presents a balanced and accessible view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Tibet's political fortunes have undergone numerous vicissitudes since the fifth Dalai Lama first ascended to political power in Tibet in 1642. In this century, a…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/2/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 165
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface


The Imperial Era


Interlude: De Facto Independence


Chinese Communist Rule: The Mao Era


The Post-Mao Era


The Future


Notes


Bibliography


Index