Tibet : a history /
Van Schaik, Sam.
Tibet : a history / Sam Van Schaik. - xxiii, 324 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-303) and index.
Tibet appears, 600-700 -- The holy Buddhist empire, 700-797 -- Keepers of the flame, 797-1054 -- Patrons and priests, 1054-1315 -- Golden age, 1315-1543 -- The rise and fall of the Dalai Lamas, 1543-1757 -- The balancing act, 1757-1904 -- Independence, 1904-1950 -- Under the Red Flag, 1950-1959 -- Two Tibets, 1959 to the present.
Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.
9780300154047 (cl : alk. paper) 0300154046 (cl : alk. paper)
2010040518
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History.
DS786 / .V35 2011
951/.5
Tibet : a history / Sam Van Schaik. - xxiii, 324 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-303) and index.
Tibet appears, 600-700 -- The holy Buddhist empire, 700-797 -- Keepers of the flame, 797-1054 -- Patrons and priests, 1054-1315 -- Golden age, 1315-1543 -- The rise and fall of the Dalai Lamas, 1543-1757 -- The balancing act, 1757-1904 -- Independence, 1904-1950 -- Under the Red Flag, 1950-1959 -- Two Tibets, 1959 to the present.
Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.
9780300154047 (cl : alk. paper) 0300154046 (cl : alk. paper)
2010040518
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History.
DS786 / .V35 2011
951/.5