{"product_id":"the-dragon-in-the-land-of-snows-isbn-9780140196153","title":"The Dragon in the Land of Snows","description":"Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, \u003cb\u003eTsering Shakya\u003c\/b\u003e's groundbreaking history of modern Tibet shatters the popular conception of the country as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by broader international developments. Shakya gives a balanced, blow-by-blow account of Tibet's ongoing struggle to maintain its independence and safeguard its cultural identity while being sandwiched between the heavyweights of Asian geopolitics: Britain, India, China, and the United States. With thorough documentation, Shakya details the Chinese depredations of Tibet, and reveals the failures of the Tibetan leadership's divided strategies. Rising above the simplistic dualism so often found in accounts of Tibet's contested recent history, \u003cb\u003eThe Dragon in the Land of Snows\u003c\/b\u003e lucidly depicts the tragedy that has befallen Tibet and identifies the conflicting forces that continue to shape the aspirations of the Tibetan people today.Illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Lull Before the Storm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTibet and Its Neighbours\u003cbr\u003eThe Expulsion of the Guomindang and the Communist Victory in China\u003cbr\u003eTibet Prepares to Face the PRC\u003cbr\u003eTibet Seeks International Support\u003cbr\u003eTibet Negotiates with the Communists\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. China Invades\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina Woos Tibet\u003cbr\u003eThe PLA Attacks\u003cbr\u003eChina Imposes Terms on Tibet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Tibet Appeals to the UN and the 17-Point Agreement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe UN Problem\u003cbr\u003eUN Postpones Debate on Tibet\u003cbr\u003eTibet and China Negotiate\u003cbr\u003eUS Intervention in the Tibetan Issue\u003cbr\u003eTibetans Discuss the 17-Point Agreement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. An Uneasy Co-existence\u003cbr\u003eThe Two Prime Ministers\u003cbr\u003eOpposition of the People\u003cbr\u003eTasilhunpo Factions\u003cbr\u003eThe Indo-Chinese Trade Agreement\u003cbr\u003eThe Dalai Lama Meets Mao\u003cbr\u003ePrepatory Committee for the TAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Rift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Uprising in Kham and Amdo\u003cbr\u003eGrowing Opposition in Central Tibet\u003cbr\u003eThe Dalai Lama Visits India\u003cbr\u003eZhou Enlai Urges the Dalai Lama to Return to Tibet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Revolt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Founding of 'Four Rivers, Six Ranges'\u003cbr\u003eClandestine Support from America\u003cbr\u003eAppeasing the Chinese and Quelling the Khampa Revolt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Flight of the Dalai Lama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spark of the Uprising\u003cbr\u003eSiege of the Summer Palace\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Attempts to Win Over the Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003eEscape of the Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The International Response and Tibet at the UN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNehru and Tibet\u003cbr\u003eSupport for Tibet\u003cbr\u003eUN Debates\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Reform and Repression\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmash the Reactionaries!\u003cbr\u003eThe Panchen Rinpoche\u003cbr\u003eThe 70,000 Character Petition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. War in the Himalayas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Legacy of Empire\u003cbr\u003eTibetan Resistance\u003cbr\u003eThe Clash of India and China\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Socialist Transformation of Tibet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Purge of the Panchen Rinpoche\u003cbr\u003eThe Establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. The Cultural Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDestruction of the 'Four Olds'\u003cbr\u003eSmash the Power-holders\u003cbr\u003eTwo Factions\u003cbr\u003eThe Nyemo Revolt\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Revolution Postponed?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReconstruction of the Political System\u003cbr\u003eThe Lin Biao Affair and a New Party Secretary\u003cbr\u003eSino-US Rapprochement\u003cbr\u003eAnti-Confucius, Anti-Dalai and Anti-Panchen Campaigns\u003cbr\u003eThe Death of Mao\u003cbr\u003eThe First Phase of Liberalisation\u003cbr\u003eBeijing-Dharamsala Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eThe First Tibet Work Forum\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. A Road to the New Tibet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Tibet Work Forum\u003cbr\u003eBeijing Hardens Its Policy towards the Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003eA New Party Secretary\u003cbr\u003eSino-Indian Difficulties\u003cbr\u003eInternationalisation of the Tibet Issue\u003cbr\u003eTibet under Martial Law\u003cbr\u003eThe Collapse of the Beijing-Dalai Lama Dialogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Postscript\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWestern Criticism\u003cbr\u003eRegional Solidarity\u003cbr\u003eEconomy\u003cbr\u003eThe Panchen Rinpoche Controversy\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: The 17-Point Agreement\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2: Tibetan Spelling\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302941577445,"sku":"NP9780140196153","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140196153.jpg?v=1767739068","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-dragon-in-the-land-of-snows-isbn-9780140196153","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}