Review
Praise for The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A deeply insightful and thorough account. --New York Times Book Review
The indispensable account of modern Tibetan history. --Literary Review
Superbly well-researched and written. --Los Angeles Times Book Review
Product Description
This unprecedented dialogue between a dissenting Chinese intellectual and Tibet s outstanding national historian breaks taboos on both sides of the decades-long conflict. Wang Lixiong and Tsering Shakya begin with a consideration of some of the bitter paradoxes of Tibet s history under Communist rule. Wang locates their roots in the confrontation of an alien bureaucracy and fear-stricken religion, whereas Shakya portrays an anti-colonial struggle carried out in the name of nationalism and in defense of cultural autonomy. Both writers then confront China s recent crackdown on the newly invigorated resistance movement, offering insightful critiques of the Chinese occupation and providing a compelling vision of what must now be done.
