Tragedy in Crimson : : how the Dalai Lama Conquered the World but Lost the Battle With China
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The big gamble -- On Tibet's periphery -- Riding the rails to Tibet -- Holy city or devil's land -- Over the Himalayas -- Dharamsala -- The Karmapa -- The princess -- Wolves at the door -- Getting religion -- A "simple Buddhist monk" -- Thwarting the Dalai Lama -- Hollywood versus Wal-Mart -- Epilogue: China's "totally correct" policies.
"Tragedy in Crimson" is award-winning journalist Tim Johnson's extraordinary account of the cat-and-mouse game embroiling China and the Tibetan exile community over Tibet.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Nation Books, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: xv, 333 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781568586014
1568586019
SUBJECTS
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, -- Dalai Lama XIV, -- 1935-
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, -- Dalai Lama XIV, -- 1935- -- Political and social views.
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, -- Dalai Lama XIV, -- 1935- -- Travel.
Johnson, Tim, -- 1957- -- Travel -- Tibet.
Tibet (China) -- Relations -- China.
China -- Relations -- Tibet.
Tibet (China) -- Description and travel.
Tibet (China) -- Social life and customs.
Tibet (China) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
China -- Politics and government -- 1949-