"The mythologising of Tibet in the West and the Himalyan state's subsequent abandonment to China are recounted in this briskly-paced and revealing new history"-- Provided by publisher.
xxii, 367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Prologue Introduction PART I 1. Early Beginnings in the Western Imagination 2. Sir Francis Younghusband : Soldier, Visionary, Romantic 3. British and Nazi Versions of Tibet 4. Stilwell, the Burma Hump, and the OSS 5. Truman, 1945-1948 6. The Iron Triangle : the China Lobby, the Red Scare, and the Catholic Church 7. Truman and India 8. Tibetan Independence : Resting upon a Three-Legged Stool 9. The Matter of Tibet's Status 10. Lowell Thomas in Tibet 11. Major Douglas Mackiernan : A Tragic Incident 12. "The Bearded Khampa" : Tibet's Paul Revere 13. 1950 : The PLA Invades Korea and Tibet 14. Nehru's Non-Alignment, the Korean War, and Tibet 15. The Dalai Lama and Henderson's Plan 16. Mr. Nehru ... Again 17. Formosa : The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier PART II 18. The Eisenhower Era 19. Pakistan : A New American Ally 20. The Panchsheel Agreement : An Indo-Chinese Condominium 21. Nehru's Bid for Global Prominence 22. NSC Directive 5412 : Structuring CIA Operations 23. Mobilizing Religion 24. Meanwhile, a World Away... 25. The Enigmatic Gyalo Thondup 26. Washington's Clandestine Program in Tibet 27. The South Asian Rubik's Cube 28. The Dalai Lama Leaves Tibet 29. Tibet and the United Nations 30. The Dalai Lama, Nehru, and the Chinese : A Difficult Mix 31. Conclusion 32. Postscript Appendix: Seventeen-Point Plan for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (1951)
