Authenticating Tibet: Answers to China's 100 Questions

by Katia Buffetrille and Donald S. Lopez Jr.

Book Overview

The land of Tibet-its people, culture, and religion-has long been both an object of contention and a source of fascination. Since 1959, Tibet has also been at the center of controversy when China's "peaceful liberation" of the land of snows led to the Lhasa uprising and the Dalai Lama's escape to India. Authenticating Tibet: Answers to China's "100 Questions" offers clear and unbiased responses to a booklet published by the Chinese government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520249283
• ISBN13: 9780520249288
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"