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The British Empire and Tibet, 1900-1922 /

British intervention in Tibet was one of the last chapters in the 'Great Game' between Britain & Russia, but it also took place at a time when Japan & the U.S. were emerging as world powers. Wendy Palace reassesses Britain's policy in Asia & also considers the impact of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Palace, Wendy, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
Series:RoutledgeCurzon studies in the modern history of Asia ; 25.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Younghusband invasion, 1900-4
  • Masterly inactivity, Britain's Non-involvement policy, 1905- Beyond the frontier, the British administration in Tibet, 1904-8
  • Delicate work, the Dalai Lama, the China service and east Tibet, 1904-9
  • Revolution, invasion and independence, Britain, Tibet and China, 1910-13
  • The Simla Conference and the Bipartite Settlement, 1912-14
  • The China service and east Tibet 1914-17
  • Lhasa unveiled, Britain and Tibet in the post war world, 1918-22
  • Conclusion.