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This most current Tibetan-English dictionary surpasses existing dictionaries in both scope and comprehensiveness.

On one hand, this volume is the culmination of Melvyn C. Goldstein’s forty-year effort to tell the story of Tibet’s half-century of autonomy, and on the other, it is a freestanding account of that story’s most dramatic and tragic moment. In the end, Goldstein presents foundational scholarship on a crucial moment in Sino-Tibetan history, one that is essential to understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama."—Brantly Womack,...

An autobiography of Tashi Tsering, the Tibetan nationalist with a burning desire to reform and modernize the "old society". It covers his search for education in Tibet and his life in China, especially during the Cultural Revolution, when he was charged as an American spy and imprisoned.

"This volume, like the previous two, is the most comprehensive account of Tibet’s modern history and its interaction with China that no other existing books can match. The scholarship is superior. The amount of primary sources employed and the author’s capability in synthesizing massive materials into a coherent, easy to digest narrative is unparalleled."—Ho-fung Hung, Associate Professor of Sociology at The Johns Hopkins University and author...

This dictionary is wonderful, the best available from English into any language of the Tibeto-Burman family. Goldstein's expertise in Tibetan lexicography is established throughout the scholarly world. This phonetic and grammatical introduction is excellent. . . . The semantic subsenses of each English word are carefully distinguished and the format is dense and concise, so that there is no wasted blank space and not fat. . . . The stylistic a...

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This captivating autobiography by a Tibetan educator and former political prisoner is full of twists and turns. Born in 1929 in a Tibetan village, Tsering developed a strong dislike of his country's theocratic ruling elite. As a 13-year-old member of the Dalai Lama's personal dance troupe, he was frequently whipped or beaten by teachers for minor infractions. A heterosexual, he escaped by becoming a drombo, or homosexual passive partner and se...

These extraordinary memoirs dictated by a key figure in the history of 20th century Sino-Tibetan relations are essential reading for all interested in understanding this important subject. The founder of the Tibetan Communist Party recalls vividly his personal role in the epic struggle of the Tibetan people over tradition and modernity, and the hopes, betrayals and tragedies that have marked it. The idealism, honesty and courage that have defi...

This brave manuscript is the first in any language to look at the Cultural Revolution in Tibet. The material is refreshingly new, coming from the authors' extensive interviews and oral histories collected in recent years. This is extremely valuable, as Tibet is not always accessible to western writers. It is indeed remarkable that the authors have been able to solicit views from both sides of the factional struggle, so that we have now a clear...