The Dragon in the Land of Snows - A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947

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The first authoritative and objective history of modern Tibet, and the first by a Tibetan author. Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book - the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of the covert political manoeuverings in Tibet and the role of the Tibetan, Chinese and British governments; the Dalai Lama's escape in 1959; the CIA's involvement and the establishment of a secret military base in the Nepalese Himalayas; the British government lying to the UN and Douglas Hurd's role in that process; the power struggles during th Cultural Revolution and the mass uprising against the Chinese that has remained secret until now....