Tibet: the sacrificed country - Claude Arpi

Essay, History

On October 7, 1950, the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze and destroyed the Tibetan defenses. In Lhasa, the government downplayed the invasion in the hope of negotiating with Mao's China, then appealed to the UN. Supported by only one country—El Salvador—its request to include the "Tibetan question" in the Security Council's debates was postponed.

Here is the reissue of the reference work on the political destiny of Tibet that the French-speaking public was missing. The author does not just retrace the major stages in the history of the Roof of the World and show how, from the 5th century until the occupation by Communist China, Tibet has always managed to maintain a balance between its powerful neighbors. He lifts the veil on the real reasons for the fall of Tibet. The chapters on the role of the Indian Prime Minister, Nehru, and on the procrastination of Western countries are particularly enlightening.

Thanks to his research in Indian, Russian and American archives recently opened to researchers, to his numerous relations in the Indian diplomatic and military world, and also to his Tibetan contacts – in particular a long friendship with the Dalai Lama – Claude Arpi reveals to us the hidden side of a drama that is still tragically relevant today.

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Digital book

ISBN 978-2-313-00212-4
Ebook (PDF, ePub, Mobi) - 492 p. (2011)

Paper book

ISBN 978-2-313-00217-9
Paper book - 388 p. (2011)