Tibet

Van Schaik, Sam.

Tibet a history / [electronic resource] : Sam Van Schaik. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011. - xxiii, 324 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-303) and index.

Tibet appears, 600-700 -- The holy Buddhist empire, 700-797 -- Keepers of the flame, 797-1054 -- Patrons and priests, 1054-1315 -- Golden age, 1315-1543 -- The rise and fall of the Dalai Lamas, 1543-1757 -- The balancing act, 1757-1904 -- Independence, 1904-1950 -- Under the Red Flag, 1950-1959 -- Two Tibets, 1959 to the present.

Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2011.
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History.


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