A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 2: The Calm before the Storm: 1951-1955 (Philip E. Lilienthal Books)

677 Pages·2007·2.37 MB·english

by  Melvyn C. Goldstein

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A History of
Modern Tibet,
Volume 2
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A History of
Modern Tibet,
Volume 2
The Calm before the Storm: 1951–1955
Melvyn C. Goldstein
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Goldstein, Melvyn C.
A history of modern Tibet, vol. 2. The calm before the
storm, 1951–1955 / Melvyn C. Goldstein.
p. cm.—(Philip E. Lilienthal Asian studies imprint)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn: 978-0-520-24941-7 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Tibet (China)—History. I. Title.
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contents
list of illustrations /
ix
preface /
xi
acknowledgments /
xvii
note on romanization /
xix
list of abbreviations /
xxi
glossary of key persons and terms /
xxiii
Introduction: Tibetan Society on the Eve of Incorporation
into China / 1
part one. the road to a sino-tibetan agreement
1. Chinese Perspectives: Radio Beijing / 19
2. Tibetan Perspectives: Contacts with the Chinese Communists / 41
3. Tibet Appeals to the United Nations / 59
4. Negotiations with Beijing / 82
5. The United States Intervenes / 114
6. The Dalai Lama Returns to Lhasa / 138
part two. the first two years: confrontation
and adjustment
7. Initial Contacts and Strategies / 169
8. The Advance PLA Force Arrives in Lhasa / 206
9. The Food Crisis / 244