Tibet [electronic resource] : a history / Sam Van Schaik.
Van Schaik, Sam.
2011
DS786 .V35 2011eb
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Title
Tibet [electronic resource] : a history / Sam Van Schaik.
Author
Van Schaik, Sam.
ISBN
9780300154047 (cl : alk. paper)
0300154046 (cl : alk. paper)
9780300172171 (e-book)
Publication Details
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xxiii, 324 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Call Number
DS786 .V35 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
951/.5
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-303) and index.
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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.

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