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Li, Jianglin, 1956- author.
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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.
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When the iron bird f...
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When the iron bird flies : China's secret war in Tibet / Jianglin Li ; translated by Stacy Mosher ; with a foreword by the Dalai Lama.
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Li, Jianglin, 1956- author.
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Subjects
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.
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9781503615090 (hardback, cloth)
150361509X (hardback, cloth)
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xxi, 550 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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.
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"An untold story that reshapes our understanding of Chinese and Tibetan history. From 1956 to 1962, devastating military conflicts took place in China's southwestern and northwestern regions. Official record at the time scarcely made mention of the campaign, and in the years since only lukewarm acknowledgment of the violence has surfaced. When the Iron Bird Flies, by Jianglin Li, breaks this decades-long silence to reveal for the first time a comprehensive and explosive picture of the six years that would prove definitive in modern Tibetan and Chinese history. The CCP referred to the campaign as "suppressing the Tibetan rebellion." It would lead to the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in India, as well as the Tibetan diaspora in 1959, though the battles lasted three additional years after these events. Featuring key figures in modern Chinese history, the battles waged in this period covered a vast geographical region. This book offers a portrait of chaos, deception, heroism, and massive loss. Beyond the significant death toll across the Tibetan regions, the war also destroyed most Tibetan monasteries in a concerted effort to eradicate local religion and scholarship. Despite being considered a military success, to this day, the operations in the agricultural regions remain unknown. As large numbers of Tibetans have self-immolated in recent years to protest Chinese occupation, Li shows that the largest number of cases occurred in the sites most heavily affected by this hidden war. She argues persuasively that the events described in this book will shed more light on our current moment, and will help us understand the unrelenting struggle of the Tibetan people for their freedom"--
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