Dragon in the Land of Snows

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Since 1950, Tibet has been sandwiched between the heavyweights of Asian geopolitics: Britain, absolving itself of its colonial dominion; India, finding its legs as a newly independent nation; China, seeking to simultaneously consolidate its new communist regime and engender a "motherland"; and the United States, striving to contain the perceived threat of international communism. Tsering Shakya here gives a balanced, blow-by-blow account of Tibet's desperate attempts to maintain her independence and safeguard her cultural identity. The Dragon in the Land of Snows provides * the first detailed account of the behind-the-scenes political developments in Tibet and the Tibetan, Chinese, and British personalities involved; * the first complete account of the CIA's involvement in Tibet and the establishment of a secret military base in the Nepalese Himalayas; * the first description of Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's involvement following the Chinese invasion, and his failure to recognize the truth of what was happening in Tibet; * the first account of the power struggles during the Cultural Revolution and of the mass uprising against the Chinese that has remained secret until no

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