A History of Modern Tibet, volume 2: The Calm before the Storm: 1951-1955 by Melvyn C. Goldstein - 2007-02-06

University of California Press, 2007-08-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

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University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition, 2007. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo., 639 pp., with black and white illustrations. Bound in publishers blue cloth with blue illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minor edge wear, otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Tibet, on the lofty Tibetan Plateau on the northern side of the Himalayas, is an autonomous region of China. It's nicknamed the "Roof of the World" for its towering peaks. It shares Mt. Everest with Nepal. Its capital, Lhasa, is site of hilltop Potala Palace, once the Dalai Lama's winter home, and Jokhang Temple, Tibet's spiritual heart, revered for its golden statue of the young Buddha. ― Googlev.

Berkley Los Angeles London: University of California Press, 2007. 1st edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st edition, 2007. Near Fine. 8vo., 639 pp., with black and white illustrations. Bound in publishers blue cloth with blue illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket shows minor edge wear, otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Tibet, on the lofty Tibetan Plateau on the northern side of the Himalayas, is an autonomous region of China. It's nicknamed the "Roof of the World" for its towering peaks. It shares Mt. Everest with Nepal. Its capital, Lhasa, is site of hilltop Potala Palace, once the Dalai Lama's winter home, and Jokhang Temple, Tibet's spiritual heart, revered for its golden statue of the young Buddha. ― Google.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. Hardcover. VG- (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps, usual markings etc. dustjacket taped to cover edges, ID sticker to lower spine; plastic cover scuffed.). blue cloth boards. book xxx, 637 pgs. w/ occasional bw photographs. blue dustjacket w/ white printing & illustration. From a college library. Due date slip has no removal stamps. A nice and bright copy. Appears clean, but may have some instances of marginalia/notations. Very thorough study covering the Sino-Tibetan Agreement, social reform, relations with India, and more history and politics of the era. With an introduction about Tibetan society at the time as well as very helpful sections of explanations of Romanization and Abbreviations, Glossary of Key Persons and Terms, 5 Appendices, and more.

University of California Press, 2007-08-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!