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020 _a8120810481
040 _cCUS
082 _a951
_bBEL/T
100 _aBell, Charles
_920634
245 _aTibet past and present /
_cCharles Bell
260 _aBangalore;
_aDelhi:
_bMotilal Banarsidass,
_c2000.
300 _axiv, 326 p.: ill., maps.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1. 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
651 _aTibet
_xHistorical Account
_920635
942 _cWB16
999 _c1745
_d1745