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The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet by Tsering Shakya
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ISBN: 9780231118149 / 0231118147 - The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet by Tsering Shakya. Published by Columbia University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Used, Very Good condition. 606 pp.
The first detailed account of the behind-the-scenes political developments in Tibet - the Tibetan, Chinese, and British personalities involved - the CIA's involvement in Tibet and the establishment of a secret military base in the Nepalese Himalayas - an account of the negotiations between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government during the late 1970's and early 1980's - an assessment of the agenda behind the current and future developments in Tibet.
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