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When the iron bird flies : China's secret war in Tibet

Title
When the iron bird flies : China's secret war in Tibet / Jianglin Li ; translated by Stacy Mosher.
Author
Li, Jianglin, 1956-
Publication
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]

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Additional Authors
  • Mosher, Stacy
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Description
1 online resource.
Uniform Title
Dang tie niao zai tian kong fei xiang. English
Alternative Title
Dang tie niao zai tian kong fei xiang.
Subject
  • Since 1951
  • Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > History > 1951-
  • Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > History > Uprising of 1959
  • China > Relations > China > Tibet Autonomous Region
  • Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Relations > China
Note
  • "A previous version was published in Chinese under the title Dang tieniao zai tiankong feixiang: 1956-1962 qingzang gaoyuan shang de mimi zhanzheng ©2012 by Lianjing chuban gongsi."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Language (note)
  • Translated from the original Chinese into English.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 26, 2022).
Contents
The storm rising in the mountains -- Rebellion sparked in the year of the Fire Monkey -- Lithang : the fallen Buddha of the future -- Chatreng : the broken mala -- Nyarong : the wrath of the dragoness -- The first bend in the Yellow River -- Tibet : occupation and "reform" -- The Chamdo pilot project and "six years without change" -- Diplomatic clashes : Zhou Enlai, Nehru and the Dalai Lama -- Obscure events in 1957 -- Gunshots in the Golok grasslands -- The Yellow River massacre -- Yulshul in flames -- Bloodbath at Drongthil Gulch -- The crossed-sword banner at Drigu Lake -- The 1958 "religious reform movement" -- Lhasa, the last hope -- "Lhasa is no more!" -- The battle of Lhoka -- From Namtso to Mitikha -- Encircling the plateau in the depths of winter -- The men who fell from the sky -- Chamdo's fight to the death -- The life-or-death journey -- When the iron horse raced across the plateau.
ISBN
  • 9781503629790
  • 1503629791
LCCN
2021026175
OCLC
2021026175
Author
Li, Jianglin, 1956- author.
Title
When the iron bird flies : China's secret war in Tibet / Jianglin Li ; translated by Stacy Mosher.
Publisher
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Language
Translated from the original Chinese into English.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Chronological Term
Since 1951
Added Author
Mosher, Stacy, translator.
EBSCOhost
Other Editions:
Translation of: Li, Jianglin, 1956- Dang tie niao zai tian kong fei xiang. Taibei Shi : Lian jing chu ban, 2012 (DLC) 2013473687
Other Form:
Print version: Li, Jianglin, 1956- When the iron bird flies Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022] 9781503615090 (DLC) 2021026174
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