A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 3: The Storm Clouds Descend, 1955–1957 9780520956711

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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

A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 3: The Storm Clouds Descend, 1955–1957
 9780520956711

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