About the Book: A History Of Modern Tibet, Volume 2: The Calm before the Storm
1951-1955
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 Tibets 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