| #2247068 in Books | 2015-03-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.49 x5.51l,.84 | File type: PDF | 216 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Clear, lively, insightful|By BD|Excellent. Clearest, liveliest best-written exposition about early years of the Tibetan conflict with the Chinese Communist Party. Explains as well how China's insecurity about securing the western borders shaped its foreign policy.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| When China revealed its true intenti||An interesting and thought-provoking book that makes an important contribution to the field.--Asian Affairs||
[A] colorful and insightful case study.--Choice||
A good read, full of fascinating tales and an important contribu
In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Lhasa, leaving the People's Republic of China with a crisis on its Tibetan frontier. Sulmaan Wasif Khan tells the story of the PRC's response to that crisis and, in doing so, brings to life an extraordinary cast of characters: Chinese diplomats appalled by sky burials, Guomindang spies working with Tibetans in Nepal, traders carrying salt across the Himalayas, and Tibetan Muslims rioting in Lhasa.
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