Tibet unconquered: the epic struggle for freedom

"East Asia expert Diane Wolff explores the vast history of Chinese-Tibetan relations, tracing the long and tangled history of the two nations from the days of the Mongol invasion, to the emergence of the Dalai Lama in the fifteenth century, and up to the contentious twentieth century and the past 60 years of Chinese occupation. With her deep knowledge of the region, Wolff creates a forward-thinking blueprint for resolving the China and Tibet problem, grounded in the history of the region and the reality of today's political environment that will guide both countries to peace"--Résumé de l'éditeur.

pt. 1. Awash in the twentieth century : Tibet as the high ground of inner Asia -- Six Tibets -- Tibet's backstory -- China's backstory -- Seeds of the present problem -- The ice of the Cold War and the thaw of globalization -- pt. 2. The Mongol Khans : China's claim to Tibet -- The supreme Khan and the conquest of North China -- Dethroning the golden emperor -- Taking Qungdu -- A literary man in a military government -- Chinggis Khan's successor consolidates the conquest of North China -- Reunification : Khubilai Khan and the conquest of Southern China -- Tibetan Buddhism at the center : the priest-patron relationship -- pt. 3. Ming and Qing dynasties : Tibetan religious influence at the center of the Chinese imperial system -- The end of the Mongols -- Foreign relations during the Ming -- Civil war in Tibet : the emergence of the Dalai Lama -- The Manchus take the dragon throne -- China and Tibet during the Qing -- Uses of Tibetan Buddhism : managing marauding Mongols -- pt. 4. The nineteenth century : the Manchus, the Raj, and the Czars -- Tibet shuffled in the great game -- The last emperor and the Dalai Lamas -- pt. 5. Early twentieth century China : the Chinese imperial syste…