A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951 (The Demise Of The Lamaist State)

About the Book

Tibet's loss of independence to Communist China in 1951 has been the subject of bitterly competing views. Melvyn Goldstein's authoritative and comprehensive study presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the events that led to the demise of the Lamaist state.

About the Author

Melvyn C. Goldstein is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, and co-author of Essentials of Modern Literary Tibet (New Delhi 1993)

Excerpts from Reviews:

"Goldstein's marvelous book, while compassionate, is also clearsighted… A magnificent study of modern Tibet."

-Jonathan Mirsky, New York Review of Books

"An extraordinary exposition- hard to surpass - of a most difficult and controversial historical period."

-Kidder SmithReligious Studies Review

"Masterfi….Goldstein examines, in the most intricate detail, the politics of the period when Tibet had de facto independence….[A] carefull, thoughtful and authoritative study."

-A. Tom Grunfeld, The China Quarterly

"If in your life you red only one book on Tibet, read this."

-Michael Hutt, South Asia Research

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Explanation of Romanization and Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction: Tibetan Society 1913-1951

1. THE ERA OF THE 13TH DALAI LAMA NAD RETING, 1913-1941
   1. The Early Years of the 13th Dalai Lama
      
   2. Tibet and the New Republic in China
      
   3. The Dalai Lama, the Army, and the Monastic Segment
      
   4. The Death of the 13th Dalai Lama
      
   5. The Fall of Kumbela
      
   6. In Search of a New Tibet: Lungshar's Reform Party
      
   7. The Mission of General Huang Mu-sung
      
   8. The British, the Chinese, and the Panchen Lama
      
   9. Reting Takes Control, Then Resigns
      
   10. Conclusion to Part One: The Reting Years

2. THE ERA OF TAKTRA AND THE 14TH DALAI LAMA, 1941-1951
   11. The Early Years of the Taktra Regency: 1941-1943
       
   12. Change and Confrontation in the Twilight of World War II
       
   13. The Seeds of Rebellion
       
   14. The Reting Conspiracy
       
   15. The Victory Congratulations Mission, 1945-1946
       
   16. Further Attempts at International Visibility
       
   17. Tibet after the Fall of the Kuomintang
       
   18. The People's Liberation Army Ivades
       
   19. After the Fall of Chamdo
       
   20. Tibet Capitulates: The Seventeen-Point Agreement
       
   21. The Dalai Lama Returns to Lhasa

Conclusion: The Demise of the Lamaist State
Postscript
Appendix A. Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1906

Appendix B. Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907

Appendix C. The Simla Agreements of 1914

Glossary of Tibetan Terms

References

Correct Tibetan Spellings
Index

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