A History of Modern Tibet, volume 2: The Calm before the Storm: 1951-1955

A History of Modern Tibet #2

by Melvyn C. Goldstein

It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened—and why—during the 1950s. In a book that continues the story of Tibet's history that he began in his acclaimed A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State, Melvyn C. Goldstein critically revises our understanding of that key period in midcentury. This authoritative account utilizes new archival material, including never before seen documents, and extensive interviews with Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, and with Chinese officials. Goldstein furnishes fascinating and sometimes surprising portraits of these major players as he deftly unravels the fateful intertwining of Tibetan and Chinese politics against the backdrop of the Korean War, the tenuous Sino-Soviet alliance, and American cold war policy.

Genres: China, History, Nonfiction

674 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Melvyn C. Goldstein is John Reynolds Harkness Professor of Anthropology and Codirector of the Center for Research on Tibet at Case Western Reserve University, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Reviews

[William Southwell-Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

An authoritative account of these years of Tibet's modern history and an essential read for those interested in this topic.

[Jun Mai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this after my recent trip to Tibet. Dalai Lama was a progressive doomed to fall for Mao's charisma and leftist rhetoric, as shown by this extremely well-researched volume on 1951-1955.

[DannyL68 · Rating 5 out of 5]

一段很细致的历史描写。毛的策略很好，但是西藏保守派那些既得利益者当然是反对的。

[John May · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Fourth Wing of Tibetan History Books


It’s amazing how in depth this book is. I don’t think it’s possible to have a more comprehensive book about Tibet from 1951 - 1955

[Shun Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

这段历史太有趣了，如果作为奇幻小说科幻小说的世界设定，都能写出很好的故事来啊