Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of:
The covert political manoeuverings in Tibet and the role of the Tibetan, Chinese and British governments;
The Dalai Lama's escape in 1959;
The CIA's involvement and the establishment of a secret military base in the Nepalese Himalayas;
The British government lying to the UN and Douglas Hurd's role in that process;
The power struggles during th Cultural Revolution and the mass uprising against the Chinese that has remained secret until now.
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Based entirely on unpublished primary sources, this remarkable book -the first authoritative history of modern Tibet - is also the first to provide detailed accounts of: