1. First Steps

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxi
6. List of Abbreviations xxiii
7. Glossary of Key People and Terms xxv
8. Ganzi County Names in Tibetan and Chinese xxxv
9. 1. First Steps 1
10. 2. Pushback 35
11. 3. Mao’s “Socialist Transformation Campaign” and Democratic Reforms in Sichuan 75
12. 4. The Khamba Uprising Begins 116
13. 5. The Rise of Jenkhentsisum 141
14. 6. Jenkhentsisum Expands and India Invites the Dalai Lama 170
15. 7. The Mönlam Incident of 1956 and Its Aftermath 207
16. 8. The Chinese Government Responds to the Uprising 225
17. 9. The Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region (PCTAR) 282
18. 10. Fan Ming’s “Great Expansion” 306
19. 11. The Dalai Lama Visits India 335
20. 12. The Khambas, JKTS, and the CIA 383
21. 13. The Dalai Lama Returns 410
22. 14. The “Great Contraction” and the “Great Discontinuance” 445
23. 15. Final Thoughts 467
24. Appendix A. Appeal of Thubten Nyenjik [JKTS] to the Queen of England 489
25. Appendix B. Correct Tibetan Spellings 494
26. References 519
27. Index 531