Format:
Online Ressource (xxxvi, 607 pages)
Edition:
Rev. and updated to 2003
ISBN:
9780203362648
,
0203362640
,
0203009088
,
9780203009086
Content:
A hundred years ago, in 1904, a British mission under Francis Younghusband, along witha formidable military escort commanded by Brigadier-General James Macdonald, enteredLhasa, the capital of Tibet. Thus nearly 150 years of British attempts from their Indianbase to establish formal diplomatic relations with the ruling Tibetan theocracy culminatedin the deployment of massive armed force. While the Younghusband venture failed toachieve nearly all its stated objectives, it undoubtedly marked the opening of a new era inCentral Asian history the full consequences and complexities of which have yet
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Print version record
Additional Edition:
0415336473
Additional Edition:
Print version Britain and Tibet 1765-1947
Language:
English
Keywords:
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