A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 3: The Storm Clouds Descend, 1955–1957 (Philip E. Lilienthal Books)

V. 2. It is not possible to understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened during the 1950s. This book presents an understanding of that period. It furnishes portraits of these major players and unravels the fateful intertwining of Tibetan and Chinese politics against the backdrop of the Korean War.;V. 3. "It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950's. The third volume in Melvyn Goldstein's History of Modern Tibet series, The Calm before the Storm, examines the critical years of 1955 through 1957. During this period, the Preparatory Committee for a Tibet Autonomous Region was inaugurated in Lhasa, and a major Tibetan uprising occurred in Sichuan Province. Jenkhentsisum, a Tibetan anti-communist emigree group, emerged as an important player with secret links to Indian Intelligence, the Dalai Lama's Lord Chamberlain, the United States, and Taiwan. And in Tibet, Fan Ming, the acting head of the CCP's office in Lhasa, launched the "Great Expansion," which recruited many thousands of Han Cadres to Lhasa in preparation for beginning democratic reforms, only to be stopped decisively by Mao Zedong's "Great Contraction" which sent them back to China and ended talk of reforms in Tibet for the foreseeable future. In Volume III, Goldstein draws on never-before seen Chinese government documents, published and unpublished memoirs and diaries, and invaluable in-depth interviews with important Chinese and Tibetan participants (including the Dalai Lama) to offer a new level of insight into the events and principal players of the time. Goldstein corrects factual errors and misleading stereotypes in the history, and uncovers heretofore unknown information on the period to reveal in depth a nuanced portrait of Sino-Tibetan relations that goes far beyond anything previously imagined"--;V. 1. "The 'Tibetan Question, ' the nature of Tibet's political status vis-a-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to interested observers. While one faction has argued that Tibet was, in the main, historically independent until it was conquered by the Chinese Communists in 1951 and incorporated into the new Chinese state, the other faction views Tibet as a traditional part of China that split away at the instigation of the British after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and was later dutifully reunited with "New China" in 1951. In contrast, this comprehensive study of modern Tibetan history presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. Drawing on a wealth of British, American, and Indian diplomatic records; first- hand-historical accounts written by Tibetan participants; and extensive interviews with former Tibetan officials, monastic leaders, soldiers, and traders, Goldstein meticulously examines what happened and why. He balances the traditional focus on international relations with an innovative emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. Scholars and students of Asian history will find this work an invaluable resource and interested readers will appreciate the clear explanation of highly polemicized, and often confusing, historical events."--Publisher's description.;[1] 1913-1951, the demise of the Lamaist state -- v. 2. The calm before the storm, 1951-1955 -- v. 3. The storm clouds descend, 1955-1957 -- v. 4. In the eye of the storm: 1957-1959 V. 1. The 'tibetan Question, ' The Nature Of Tibet's Political Status Vis-a-vis China, Has Been The Subject Of Often Bitterly Competing Views While The Facts Of The Issue Have Not Been Fully Accessible To Interested Observers. While One Faction Has Argued That Tibet Was, In The Main, Historically Independent Until It Was Conquered By The Chinese Communists In 1951 And Incorporated Into The New Chinese State, The Other Faction Views Tibet As A Traditional Part Of China That Split Away At The Instigation Of The British After The Fall Of The Manchu Dynasty And Was Later Dutifully Reunited With New China In 1951. In Contrast, This Comprehensive Study Of Modern Tibetan History Presents A Detailed, Non-partisan Account Of The Demise Of The Lamaist State. Drawing On A Wealth Of British, American, And Indian Diplomatic Records; First- Hand-historical Accounts Written By Tibetan Participants; And Extensive Interviews With Former Tibetan Officials, Monastic Leaders, Soldiers, And Traders, Goldstein Meticulously Examines What Happened And Why. He Balances The Traditional Focus On International Relations With An Innovative Emphasis On The Intricate Web Of Internal Affairs And Events That Produced The Fall Of Tibet. Scholars And Students Of Asian History Will Find This Work An Invaluable Resource And Interested Readers Will Appreciate The Clear Explanation Of Highly Polemicized, And Often Confusing, Historical Events.--publisher's Description. V. 2. It Is Not Possible To Understand Contemporary Politics Between China And The Dalai Lama Without Understanding What Happened During The 1950s. This Book Presents An Understanding Of That Period. It Furnishes Portraits Of These Major Players And Unravels The Fateful Intertwining Of Tibetan And Chinese Politics Against The Backdrop Of The Korean War. V. 3. It Is Not Possible To Fully Understand Contemporary Politics Between China And The Dalai Lama Without Understanding What Happened In The 1950's. The Third Volume In Melvyn Goldstein's History Of Modern Tibet Series, The Calm Before The Storm, Examines The Critical Years Of 1955 Through 1957. During This Period, The Preparatory Committee For A Tibet Autonomous Region Was Inaugurated In Lhasa, And A Major Tibetan Uprising Occurred In Sichuan Province. Jenkhentsisum, A Tibetan Anti-communist Emigree Group, Emerged As An Important Player With Secret Links To Indian Intelligence, The Dalai Lama's Lord Chamberlain, The United States, And Taiwan. And In Tibet, Fan Ming, The Acting Head Of The Ccp's Office In Lhasa, Launched The Great Expansion, Which Recruited Many Thousands Of Han Cadres To Lhasa In Preparation For Beginning Democratic Reforms, Only To Be Stopped Decisively By Mao Zedong's Great Contraction Which Sent Them Back To China And Ended Talk Of Reforms In Tibet For The Foreseeable Future. In Volume Iii, Goldstein Draws On Never-before Seen Chinese Government Documents, Published And Unpublished Memoirs And Diaries, And Invaluable In-depth Interviews With Important Chinese And Tibetan Participants (including The Dalai Lama) To Offer A New Level Of Insight Into The Events And Principal Players Of The Time. Goldstein Corrects Factual Errors And Misleading Stereotypes In The History, And Uncovers Heretofore Unknown Information On The Period To Reveal In Depth A Nuanced Portrait Of Sino-tibetan Relations That Goes Far Beyond Anything Previously Imagined-- [v. 1.] 1913-1951, The Demise Of The Lamaist State -- V. 2. The Calm Before The Storm, 1951-1955. V.3. The Storm Clouds Descend: 1955-1957. Melvyn C. Goldstein. Vol. 1 Written With The Help Of Gelek Rimpoche. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. After Cass Seltzer's book becomes a surprise best seller, he's dubbed "the atheist with a soul" and becomes a celebrity. He wins over the stunning Lucinda Mandelbaum, "the goddess of game theory," and loses himself in a spiritually expansive infatuation. A former girlfriend appears: an anthropologist who invites him to join in her quest for immortality through biochemistry. And he is haunted by reminders of the two people who ignited his passion to understand religion: his mentor and professor--a renowned literary scholar with a suspicious obsession with messianism--and an angelic six-year-old mathematical genius who is heir to the leadership of a Hasidic sect. Each encounter reinforces Cass's theory that the religious impulse spills over into life at large.36 Arguments for the Existence of God plunges into the great debate of our day: the clash between faith and reason. World events are being shaped by fervent believers at home and abroad, while a new atheism is asserting itself in the public sphere. On purely intellectual grounds the skeptics would seem to have everything on their side. Yet people refuse to accept their seemingly irrefutable arguments and continue to embrace faith in God as their source of meaning, purpose, and comfort. Through the enchantment of fiction, award-winning novelist and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Newberger Goldstein shows that the tension between religion and doubt cannot be understood through rational argument alone. It also must be explored from the point of view of individual people caught in the raptures and torments of religious experience in all their variety.Using her gifts in fiction and philosophy, Goldstein has produced a true crossover novel, complete with a nail-biting debate ("Resolved: God Exists") and a stand-alone appendix with the thirty-six arguments (and responses) that propelled Seltzer to stardom.From the Hardcover edition. The 'tibetan Question,' The Nature Of Tibet's Political Status Vis-a-vis China, Has Been The Subject Of Often Bitterly Competing Views While The Facts Of The Issue Have Not Been Fully Accessible To Interested Observers. While One Faction Has Argued That Tibet Was, In The Main, Historically Independent Until It Was Conquered By The Chinese Communists In 1951 And Incorporated Into The New Chinese State, The Other Faction Views Tibet As A Traditional Part Of China That Split Away At The Instigation Of The British After The Fall Of The Manchu Dynasty And Was Later Dutifully Reunited With New China In 1951. In Contrast, This Comprehensive Study Of Modern Tibetan History Presents A Detailed, Non-partisan Account Of The Demise Of The Lamaist State. Drawing On A Wealth Of British, American, And Indian Diplomatic Records; First- Hand-historical Accounts Written By Tibetan Participants; And Extensive Interviews With Former Tibetan Officials, Monastic Leaders, Soldiers, And Traders, Goldstein Meticulously Examines What Happened And Why. He Balances The Traditional Focus On International Relations With An Innovative Emphasis On The Intricate Web Of Internal Affairs And Events That Produced The Fall Of Tibet. Scholars And Students Of Asian History Will Find This Work An Invaluable Resource And Interested Readers Will Appreciate The Clear Explanation Of Highly Polemicized, And Often Confusing, Historical Events. -- Publisher's Description. The Era Of The 13th Dalai Lama And Reting, 1913-1941 -- The Era Of Taktra And The 14th Dalai Lama, 1941-1951. Melvyn C. Goldstein ; With The Help Of Gelek Rimpoche. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 845-854. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950’s. The third volume in Melvyn Goldstein's History of Modern Tibet series, The Calm before the Storm, examines the critical years of 1955 through 1957. During this period, the Preparatory Committee for a Tibet Autonomous Region was inaugurated in Lhasa, and a major Tibetan uprising occurred in Sichuan Province. Jenkhentsisum, a Tibetan anti-communist émigré group, emerged as an important player with secret links to Indian Intelligence, the Dalai Lama’s Lord Chamberlain, the United States, and Taiwan. And in Tibet, Fan Ming, the acting head of the CCP’s office in Lhasa, launched the "Great Expansion," which recruited many thousands of Han Cadres to Lhasa in preparation for beginning democratic reforms, only to be stopped decisively by Mao Zedong’s "Great Contraction" which sent them back to China and ended talk of reforms in Tibet for the foreseeable future. In Volume III, Goldstein draws on never-before seen Chinese government documents, published and unpublished memoirs and diaries, and invaluable in-depth interviews with important Chinese and Tibetan participants (including the Dalai Lama) to offer a new level of insight into the events and principal players of the time. Goldstein corrects factual errors and misleading stereotypes in the history, and uncovers heretofore unknown information on the period to reveal in depth a nuanced portrait of Sino-Tibetan relations that goes far beyond anything previously imagined. "It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950's. The third volume in Melvyn Goldstein's History of Modern Tibet series, examines the critical years of 1955 through 1957. During this period, the Preparatory Committee for a Tibet Autonomous Region was inaugurated in Lhasa, and a major Tibetan uprising occurred in Sichuan Province. Jenkhentsisum, a Tibetan anti-communist émigré group, emerged as an important player with secret links to Indian Intelligence, the Dalai Lama's Lord Chamberlain, the United States, and Taiwan. And in Tibet, Fan Ming, the acting head of the CCP's office in Lhasa, launched the "Great Expansion," which recruited many thousands of Han Cadres to Lhasa in preparation for beginning democratic reforms, only to be stopped decisively by Mao Zedong's "Great Contraction" which sent them back to China and ended talk of reforms in Tibet for the foreseeable future. In Volume III, Goldstein draws on never-before seen Chinese government documents, published and unpublished memoirs and diaries, and invaluable in-depth interviews with important Chinese and Tibetan participants (including the Dalai Lama) to offer a new level of insight into the events and principal players of the time. Goldstein corrects factual errors and misleading stereotypes in the history, and uncovers heretofore unknown information on the period to reveal in depth a nuanced portrait of Sino-Tibetan relations that goes far beyond anything previously imagined"-- Provided by publisher The "Tibetan Question," the nature of Tibet's political status vis-à-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to interested observers. While one faction has argued that Tibet was, in the main, historically independent until it was conquered by the Chinese Communists in 1951 and incorporated into the new Chinese state, the other faction views Tibet as a traditional part of China that split away at the instigation of the British after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and was later dutifully reunited with "New China" in 1951. In contrast, this comprehensive study of modern Tibetan history presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state.Drawing on a wealth of British, American, and Indian diplomatic records; first-hand-historical accounts written by Tibetan participants; and extensive interviews with former Tibetan officials, monastic leaders, soldiers, and traders, Goldstein meticulously examines what happened and why. He balances the traditional focus on international relations with an innovative emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. Scholars and students of Asian history will find this work an invaluable resource and interested readers will appreciate the clear explanation of highly polemicized, and often confusing, historical events. Présentation de l'éditeur : "It is not possible to understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950s, especially the events that occurred in 1957-59, which is the subject of the fourth and final volume of Melvyn C. Goldstein's quartet on the History of Modern Tibet. Volume 4 provides new perspectives on Sino-Tibetan history during the period leading to the Tibetan Uprising of 1959, and reassesses important issues and stereotypes that have been widely misunderstood or misrepresented in both the popular realm and the academic literature (such as Mao's policies on Tibet). Volume 4 draws on important new Chinese government documents, published and unpublished memoirs, new biographies, and a large corpus of in-depth political interviews collected specially for this history series to reexamine and reevaluate the events that produced the March 10th uprising and the demise of Tibet's famous Buddhist civilization. The result is a heavily documented analysis that presents a nuanced and balanced account of the principal players and their policies during the critical final two years of Sino-Tibetan relations under the 17-Point Agreement of 1951." "It is not possible to understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950s, especially the events that occurred in 1957-59, which is the subject of the fourth and final volume of Melvyn C. Goldstein's quartet on the History of Modern Tibet. Volume 4 provides new perspectives on Sino-Tibetan history during the period leading to the Tibetan Uprising of 1959, and reassesses important issues and stereotypes that have been widely misunderstood or misrepresented in both the popular realm and the academic literature (such as Mao's policies on Tibet). Volume 4 draws on important new Chinese government documents, published and unpublished memoirs, new biographies, and a large corpus of in-depth political interviews collected specially for this history series to reexamine and reevaluate the events that produced the March 10th uprising and the demise of Tibet's famous Buddhist civilization. The result is a heavily documented analysis that presents a nuanced and balanced account of the principal players and their policies during the critical final two years of Sino-Tibetan relations under the 17-Point Agreement of 1951"--Provided by publisher It is not possible to understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950s, especially the events that occurred in 1957–59. The fourth volume of Melvyn C. Goldstein's History of Modern Tibet series, In the Eye of the Storm, provides new perspectives on Sino-Tibetan history during the period leading to the Tibetan Uprising of 1959. The volume also reassesses issues that have been widely misunderstood as well as stereotypes and misrepresentations in the popular realm and in academic literature (such as in Mao's policies on Tibet). Volume 4 draws on important new Chinese government documents, published and unpublished memoirs, new biographies, and a large corpus of in-depth, specially collected political interviews to reexamine the events that produced the March 10th uprising and the demise of Tibet's famous Buddhist civilization. The result is a heavily documented analysis that presents a nuanced and balanced account of the principal players and their policies during the critical final two years of Sino-Tibetan relations under the Seventeen-Point Agreement of 1951. This is an excellent, illuminating book, in line with Goldstein's preceding volume. It is both superbly researched and highly readable, thanks to the author's admirable capacity to weave significan not quotations and documents into his narrative. This said, a couple of issues may be raised. 1st and almost all important, in analyzing this chunk of Tibetan history Goldstein adopts a consistent approach, reflecting his views. This is fully acceptable, however sometimes1gets the impression that the author's perspective has become static and schematic, as if he had partially lost his previous sensitivity to the events on the ground. The previous volume's extraordinarily vivid image of Lhasa's life and society is no longer there and the author seems to have become somewhat estranged from Tibetan mentality. Second, while it is impossible for anyone to fully grasp the complexity of Tibetan life and culture, Goldstein's relative indifference to its essential religious dimension is quite apparent here After Cass Seltzer's book becomes a surprise best seller, he's dubbed "the atheist with a soul" and becomes a celebrity. He wins over the stunning Lucinda Mandelbaum, "the goddess of game theory," and loses himself in a spiritually expansive infatuation. A former girlfriend appears: an anthropologist who invites him to join in her quest for immortality through biochemistry. And he is haunted by reminders of the two people who ignited his passion to understand religion: his mentor and professor--a renowned literary scholar with a suspicious obsession with messianism--and an angelic six-year-old mathematical genius who is heir to the leadership of a Hasidic sect. Each encounter reinforces Cass's theory that the religious impulse spills over into life at large. 36 Arguments for the Existence of God plunges into the great debate of our day: the clash between faith and reason. World events are being shaped by fervent believers at home and abroad, while a new atheism is.. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened—and why—during the 1950s. In a book that continues the story of Tibet's history that he began in his acclaimed A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State, Melvyn C. Goldstein critically revises our understanding of that key period in midcentury. This authoritative account utilizes new archival material, including never before seen documents, and extensive interviews with Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, and with Chinese officials. Goldstein furnishes fascinating and sometimes surprising portraits of these major players as he deftly unravels the fateful intertwining of Tibetan and Chinese politics against the backdrop of the Korean War, the tenuous Sino-Soviet alliance, and American cold war policy. From the author of The Mind-Body Problem : a witty and intoxicating novel of ideas that plunges into the great debate between faith and reason. At the center is Cass Seltzer, a professor of psychology whose book, The Varieties of Religious Illusion , has become a surprise best seller. Dubbed “the atheist with a soul,” he wins over the stunning Lucinda Mandelbaum—“the goddess of game theory.” But he is haunted by reminders of two people who ignited his passion to understand religion: his teacher Jonas Elijah Klapper, a renowned literary scholar with a suspicious obsession with messianism, and an angelic six-year-old mathematical genius, heir to the leadership of an exotic Hasidic sect. Hilarious, heartbreaking, and intellectually captivating, 36 Arguments explores the rapture and torments of religious experience in all its variety. Elevated to celebrity by his best-selling book, psychology professor Cass Seltzer finds his relationship with a fellow theorist challenged by a former girlfriend's invitation to join her biochemistry experiment in immortality, an effort that is further complicated by his ongoing quest to understand religion