Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Note on Romanization and Abbreviations xvii
7. Key Persons xix
8. Introduction. A Brief Historical Context 1
9. Part I. Growing Up in Kham and China
10. 1. Childhood in Batang 7
11. 2. The Coup of Lobsang Thundrup 15
12. 3. School Years 22
13. Part II. The Tibetan Communist Party Era
14. 4. Planning Revolution 41
15. 5. Returning to Kham 50
16. 6. To Lhasa 61
17. 7. The Indian Communist Party 79
18. 8. On the Verge of Revolt 90
19. 9. Escape to Tibet 103
20. 10. From Lhasa to Yunnan 113
21. Part III. The People’s Republic of China
22. 11. The Return to Batang 129
23. 12. The Seventeen-Point Agreement 140
24. 13. To Lhasa Again 154
25. 14. With the PLA in Lhasa 164
26. 15. A Year of Problems 173
27. 16. An Interlude in Beijing 185
28. 17. Beginning Reforms 204
29. Part IV. Incarceration
30. 18. Tension in Lhasa 215
31. 19. Labeled a Local Nationalist 226
32. 20. To Prison 236
33. 21. Solitary Confinement 245
34. 22. A Vow of Silence 257
35. Part V. After Prison
36. 23. Release from Prison 271
37. 24. A New Struggle 285
38. 25. Nationalities Policy 294
39. Epilogue. A Comment by Phünwang 311
40. Appendix A. Original Charter of the Eastern Tibet People’s Autonomous Alliance 319
41. Appendix B. Summary of Talks with Tibetan Exile Delegations 325
42. Appendix C. Some Opinions on Amending the Constitution with Regard to Nationalities 339
43. Glossary of Correct Tibetan Spellings 351
44. Index 359