The Dragon in the Land of Snows
by Shakya, Tsering
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0712665331
- ISBN 13
- 9780712665339
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Synopsis
Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, Tsering Shakya 's groundbreaking history of modern Tibet shatters the popular conception of the country as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected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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- Bookseller
- Scott Williams, Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1413
- Title
- The Dragon in the Land of Snows
- Author
- Shakya, Tsering
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0712665331
- ISBN 13
- 9780712665339
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Tibet, China,
- Bookseller catalogs
- China;
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Scott Williams, Books
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