Muslim, Trader, Nomad, Spy China's Cold War and the People of the Tibetan Borderlands |
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| Author:
| Khan, Sulmaan Wasif |
| Series title: | The New Cold War History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-3075-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $65.99AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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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, traders carrying salt across the Himalayas, and Tibetan Muslims rioting in Lhasa.
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, traders carrying salt across the Himalayas, and Tibetan Muslims rioting in Lhasa.