Tibet in agony: Lhasa 1959
On March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama slipped out of his summer palace, the Norbulingka, in disguise, evading detection both by the Chinese Communist authorities stationed in the city and by the thousands of Tibetan demonstrators who had gathered in the area, fearful that the Chinese were plotting to ab...
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| Zusammenfassung: | On March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama slipped out of his summer palace, the Norbulingka, in disguise, evading detection both by the Chinese Communist authorities stationed in the city and by the thousands of Tibetan demonstrators who had gathered in the area, fearful that the Chinese were plotting to abduct their beloved leader. After a hair-raising trek across the Himalayas, he re-emerged weeks later in India, where he set up his government in exile. Soon after he left Lhasa, however, the Chinese People's Liberation Army pummeled the city in the savage "Battle of Lhasa." The poorly prepared Tibetans were forced to capitulate, putting Mao in a position to fulfill his long-held dream of imposing Communist rule over Tibet. Partisan politics has tended to overshadow history ever since these fateful developments. For decades, independent scholars have lacked the source materials necessary for evaluating these conflicting allegations and placing them in their proper historical context. Chinese sources, in particular, have remained shrouded in secrecy until quite recently. Meanwhile, unrest has continued to erupt periodically in Lhasa, which had its third major disturbance in 2008. What really happened in Lhasa in March 1959, and why did it happen? Tibet in Agony sets the historical record straight by extensive examination of Chinese and Tibetan sources, many of which are either new or have never before been used by independent scholars. From these sources emerges the first narrative to trace the crisis in Lhasa in March 1959 to its roots in Mao's plan to take over Tibet, and in the fears and suspicions that the step-by-step execution of his plan aroused among Tibetans.-- |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xvi, 410 Seiten, 39 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9780674088894 0674088891 |
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| contents | The seeds of war -- Summit in Delhi -- Tragedy at Lake Qinghai -- Uneasy spring in Lhasa -- The exorcists' dance at the Potala Palace -- Peril at the prayer festival -- The Dalai Lama may not bring bodyguards -- The most momentous day in Tibetan history -- The undercover men of Kham -- Protect the Norbulingka! Protect the Dalai Lama! -- The gathering clouds of war -- A secret plan -- Go! go! tonight! -- The night ferry -- Into the Himalayas -- Battle at daybreak -- The death of the Medicine Buddha -- River of blood -- Inferno -- Surrender, and save the temple! -- The aftermath -- The eternal crossing |
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| spelling | Li, Jianglin 1956- Verfasser (DE-588)1118532317 aut Tibet in agony Lhasa 1959 Jianglin Li ; translated by Susan Wilf Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press [2016] © 2016 xvi, 410 Seiten, 39 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Karten txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index The seeds of war -- Summit in Delhi -- Tragedy at Lake Qinghai -- Uneasy spring in Lhasa -- The exorcists' dance at the Potala Palace -- Peril at the prayer festival -- The Dalai Lama may not bring bodyguards -- The most momentous day in Tibetan history -- The undercover men of Kham -- Protect the Norbulingka! Protect the Dalai Lama! -- The gathering clouds of war -- A secret plan -- Go! go! tonight! -- The night ferry -- Into the Himalayas -- Battle at daybreak -- The death of the Medicine Buddha -- River of blood -- Inferno -- Surrender, and save the temple! -- The aftermath -- The eternal crossing On March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama slipped out of his summer palace, the Norbulingka, in disguise, evading detection both by the Chinese Communist authorities stationed in the city and by the thousands of Tibetan demonstrators who had gathered in the area, fearful that the Chinese were plotting to abduct their beloved leader. After a hair-raising trek across the Himalayas, he re-emerged weeks later in India, where he set up his government in exile. Soon after he left Lhasa, however, the Chinese People's Liberation Army pummeled the city in the savage "Battle of Lhasa." The poorly prepared Tibetans were forced to capitulate, putting Mao in a position to fulfill his long-held dream of imposing Communist rule over Tibet. Partisan politics has tended to overshadow history ever since these fateful developments. For decades, independent scholars have lacked the source materials necessary for evaluating these conflicting allegations and placing them in their proper historical context. Chinese sources, in particular, have remained shrouded in secrecy until quite recently. Meanwhile, unrest has continued to erupt periodically in Lhasa, which had its third major disturbance in 2008. What really happened in Lhasa in March 1959, and why did it happen? Tibet in Agony sets the historical record straight by extensive examination of Chinese and Tibetan sources, many of which are either new or have never before been used by independent scholars. From these sources emerges the first narrative to trace the crisis in Lhasa in March 1959 to its roots in Mao's plan to take over Tibet, and in the fears and suspicions that the step-by-step execution of his plan aroused among Tibetans.-- Aus dem Chinesischen übersetzt Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho / Dalai Lama XIV / 1935- Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho / Dalai Lama XIV / 1935- fast Bstan-vdzin-rgya-mtsho Dalai Lama XIV. 1935- (DE-588)118523449 gnd rswk-swf Uprising of 1959 (Tibet Autonomous Region, China) fast Geschichte 1956-1959 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1959 gnd rswk-swf International relations fast Politics and government fast Geschichte Internationale Politik Politik Schlacht (DE-588)4052531-4 gnd rswk-swf Unterdrückung (DE-588)4257314-2 gnd rswk-swf Flucht (DE-588)4017598-4 gnd rswk-swf Tibet Autonomous Region (China) / History / Uprising of 1959 China / Relations / China / Tibet Autonomous Region Tibet Autonomous Region (China) / Relations / China Tibet Autonomous Region (China) / Politics and government / 1951- China fast China / Tibet Autonomous Region fast China (DE-588)4009937-4 gnd rswk-swf Lhasa (DE-588)4111286-6 gnd rswk-swf Tibet (DE-588)4060036-1 gnd rswk-swf China (DE-588)4009937-4 g Tibet (DE-588)4060036-1 g Unterdrückung (DE-588)4257314-2 s Geschichte 1956-1959 z DE-604 Bstan-vdzin-rgya-mtsho Dalai Lama XIV. 1935- (DE-588)118523449 p Flucht (DE-588)4017598-4 s Lhasa (DE-588)4111286-6 g Schlacht (DE-588)4052531-4 s Geschichte 1959 z Wilf, Susan (DE-588)1118532376 trl Vorangegangen ist Taipei City, Linking Publishing Company Lasa |
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