Table of contents : CONTENTS List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Glossary of Key People and Terms Ganzi County Names in Tibetan and Chinese 1. First Steps 2. Pushback 3. Mao’s “Socialist Transformation Campaign” and Democratic Reforms in Sichuan 4. The Khamba Uprising Begins 5. The Rise of Jenkhentsisum 6. Jenkhentsisum Expands and India Invites the Dalai Lama 7. The Mönlam Incident of 1956 and Its Aftermath 8. The Chinese Government Responds to the Uprising 9. The Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region (PCTAR) 10. Fan Ming’s “Great Expansion” 11. The Dalai Lama Visits India 12. The Khambas, JKTS, and the CIA 13. The Dalai Lama Returns 14. The “Great Contraction” and the “Great Discontinuance” 15. Final Thoughts Appendix A. Appeal of Thubten Nyenjik [JKTS] to the Queen of England Appendix B. Correct Tibetan Spellings References Index