Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy
china's cold war and the people of the tibetan borderlands
$73.76
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2016
Summary
In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled Lhasa, leaving the People’s Republic of China with a crisis on its Tibetan frontier. Sulmaan Wasif Khan tells the story of the PRC’s response to that crisis and, in doing so, brings to life an extraordinary cast of characters: Chinese diplomats appalled by sky burials, Guomindang spies working with Tibetans in Nepal, traders carrying salt across the Himalayas, and Tibetan Muslims rioting in Lhasa. What Chinese policymakers confronted in Tibet, Khan argues, was not…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469630755 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1469630753 |
| Series: | The New Cold War History |
| Author: | Sulmaan Wasif Khan |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 265g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 139mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
An interesting and thought-provoking book that makes an important contribution to the field.– Asian Affairs
”[A] colorful and insightful case study.” – CHOICE“A good read, full of fascinating tales and an important contribution to our knowledge of this region and a corrective to the state-centric histories to date.” – H-Net Reviews“An interesting and thought-provoking book that makes an important contribution to the field.” – Asian Affairs
About The Author
Sulmaan Wasif Khan
Sulmaan Wasif Khan is assistant professor of international history and Chinese foreign relations at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, USA.
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