Tibet in agony : Lhasa 1959 /

On March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama slipped out of his summer palace, the Norbulingka, in disguise, evading detection both by the Chinese Communist authorities stationed in the city and by the thousands of Tibetan demonstrators who had gathered in the area, fearful that the Chinese were plotting to ab...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Li, Jianglin, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Wilf, Susan (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Chino
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, > Dalai Lama XIV, > 1935-
Since 1951
HISTORY / Asia / China
HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia
International relations
Politics and government
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > History > Uprising of 1959.
China > Relations > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Relations > China.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Politics and government > 1951-
Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) > Histoire > 1959 (Rébellion)
Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) > Relations > Chine.
Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) > Politique et gouvernement > 1951-
China
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The seeds of war
  • Summit in Delhi
  • Tragedy at Lake Qinghai
  • Uneasy spring in Lhasa
  • The exorcists' dance at the Potala Palace
  • Peril at the prayer festival
  • The Dalai Lama may not bring bodyguards
  • The most momentous day in Tibetan history
  • The undercover men of Kham
  • Protect the Norbulingka! Protect the Dalai Lama!
  • The gathering clouds of war
  • A secret plan
  • Go! go! tonight!
  • The night ferry
  • Into the Himalayas
  • Battle at daybreak
  • The death of the Medicine Buddha
  • River of blood
  • Inferno
  • Surrender, and save the temple!
  • The aftermath
  • The eternal crossing.

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