accounts of Tibetan resistance to the Chinese invasion, 1950-1962
McCarthy, Roger E
1997
Discusses the struggles of Tibetans to maintain their separate identity by resisting the forces of the People's Liberation Army of China sent by Mao Tse-tung first into western Tibet and the eastern province of Amdo in 1949, and then into the eastern province of Kham in 1950.
Austrian adventurer Heinrich Harrer tells about his return to northern India and Tibet to visit the people and places he left behind when he was forced to flee the Forbidden City of Lhasa thirty years earlier, and discusses the changes that have occurred in Tibet since it was invaded by the Chinese.
Examines the actions of Chinese authorities in removing six-year-old Gendin Chokyi Nyima and his family from public view after the child was recognized by the Dalai Lama as the eleventh incarnation of the Panchen Lama, Tibet's second most important spiritual leader; and discusses attempts by officials to name a child of their own choosing as Panchen Lama.
A history of modern Tibet, discussing the efforts of Tibetan leaders to maintain the country's independence in the face of increasing political pressures.
A photographic journey through Tibet, with a historical and political perspective on events in the country, an account of the Tibetan pro-independence movement, and a discussion of the role of photojournalism in affecting social change.
A collection of essays that provide varying perspectives on issues facing Tibet, debating who should rule the country, if its cultural and ethnic diversity will survive Chinese rule, the benefits of Chinese central government, and major threats to the natural environment.
Explores the history of the conflicts between four nuclear powers, including India, Pakistan, China, and Russia; and warns that the long-held grudges could erupt into a full-scale nuclear confrontation.
Describes the life and travels of Alexandra David-Neel, who became a scholar of Buddhism and Tibet in the early twentieth century and trekked thousands of miles to reach Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.
An illustrated biography of the Dalai Lama, explaining how he was discovered as a child, his training in Buddhism, the Tibetan language, astronomy, and other topics, his flight from Chinese invaders, and his government-in-exile in India.
