DRAGON IN THE LAND OF SNOWS

A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947

Omschrijving

Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, Tsering Shakya's groundbreaking history of modern Tibet shatters the popular conception of the country as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by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, The Dragon in the Land of Snows lucidly depicts the tragedy that has befallen Tibet and identifies the conflicting forces that continue to shape the aspirations of the Tibetan people today.
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Schrijver
Shakya, Tsering
Titel
DRAGON IN THE LAND OF SNOWS
Uitgever
PENGUIN GROUP
Jaar
2000
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
608
Gewicht
567 gr
EAN
9780140196153
Afmetingen
216 x 133 x 38 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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