TY - BOOK AU - Bell, Charles TI - Tibet past and present SN - 8120810481 U1 - 951 PY - 2000/// CY - Bangalore, Delhi PB - Motilal Banarsidass KW - Tibet KW - Historical Account N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Boundaries, Area, Population -- 2. Physical Divisions -- 3. Lakes, Climate, Trade Routes -- 4. Early History -- 5. The Rule of the Priest-Kings -- 6. The Dalai Lamas -- 7. British Military Expeditions -- 8. Administering the Chumbi Valley -- 9. A Visit to the Tashi Lama -- 10. Chinese Ascendancy -- 11. Negotiating a Treaty with Bhutan -- 12. Securing the North-East Frontier -- 13. The Dalai Lama's Flight to India -- 14. The Present Dalai Lama -- 15. The Simla Conference -- 16. The Period of the World War -- 17. Autonomous Tibet -- 18. My Mission to Lhasa -- 19. Questions of Policy -- 20. Conclusion of Mission -- 21. China in Tibet -- 22. Japan and Russia -- 23. Mongolia -- 24. Nepal -- 25. The Main Lines of British Policy -- 16. Subsidiary Suggestions ER -