Wendy Palace

The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922

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Produktbeschreibung

Using official government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet and in the context of Britain's wider Asian policy against a background of dramatic international change as revolution, war and the rise of America and Japan helped to create a new world order.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 162mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9780415346825
• ISBN-10: 0415346827
• Artikelnr.: 21255416

Autorenporträt

Dr Wendy Palace is a founder member of the Tibet Society at Cambridge University. She has worked as Lecturer in History at Durham University and as an Associate Lecturer for The Open University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Younghusband Invasion
1900-1904 2. Masterly Inactivity: Britain's Non-involvement Policy
1905-1908 3. Beyond the Frontier: The British Administration in Tibet
1904-1908 4. Delicate Work: The Dalai Lama
The China Service and East Tibet
1904-1909 5. Revolution
Invasion and Independence: Britain
Tibet and China
1910-1913 6. Spreading the Rug: The Simla Conference and the Bipartite Settlement
1912-1914 7. Jordan's Initiative: The China Service and East Tibet
1914-1919 8. Lhasa Unveiled: Britain and Tibet in the Post War World
1918-1922 Conclusion