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Author Goldstein, Melvyn C

Title The snow lion and the dragon : China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama / Melvyn C. Goldstein
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999 printing

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 152 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; The Imperial Era; Interlude: De Facto Independence; Chinese Communist Rule: The Mao Era; The Post-Mao Era; The Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary Tensions over the "Tibet Question"--The political status of Tibet-are escalating every day. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. What is the history of the conflict? Can the two sides come to an acceptable compromise? In this thoughtful analysis, distinguished professor and longtime Tibet analyst Melvyn C. Goldstein presents a balanced and accessible view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Tibet's political fortunes have undergone numerous vicissitudes since
Notes "First paperback printing 1999"--Title page verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-145) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
SUBJECT Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- fast
Subject HISTORY.
HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
International relations
SUBJECT Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Relations -- China
China -- Relations -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
Subject China
China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520923256
0520923251
0585087032
9780585087030