On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet

On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-13 : 9780520267909
ISBN-10 : 0520267907
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Book Synopsis On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet by : Melvyn C. Goldstein

Download or read book On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet written by Melvyn C. Goldstein and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource revisits the Nyemo incident, which has long been romanticised as the epitome of Tibetan nationalist resistance against China. The authors show that far from being a spontaneous battle for independence, this event was actually part of a struggle between rival revolutionary groups and was not ethnically based.


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