By Melvyn C. Goldstein - A History of Modern Tibet Volume 1,2,3,4 + The Struggle for Modern Tibet [Melvyn C. Goldstein Omnibus] | Super Saver 5-in-1 Combo (Set of 5 Books)

"This book is neither pro Chinese nor pro Tibetan in the current senses of these terms. The book attempts to explaicare a dramatic historical event the denuise in 1951 of the de facto independent Lamaist State. It examines what happens and why and it balances the traditional focus on international relations with an emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events. The book is divided in two parts. Part one contains the period following the 13th Dalai Lama’s death in 1933, when Tibet threw off the Manchu hegemony and attained de facto independent status. Part two deals with the Taktra Regency of 1941 1950 and the last year of the Lamaist State under the 14th Dalai Lama. "-----------------It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. In a book that continues the story of Tibet's history that he began in his acclaimed "A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State", Melvyn C. Goldstein critically revises our understanding of that key period in midcentury. This authoritative account utilizes new archival material, including never before seen documents, and extensive interviews with Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, and with Chinese officials. Goldstein furnishes fascinating and sometimes surprising portraits of these major players as he deftly unravels the fateful intertwining of Tibetan and Chinese politics against the backdrop of the Korean War, the tenuous Sino-Soviet alliance, and American cold war policy. Read more