{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-george-tsarong-of-tibet-1920-1970-a-lord-of-the-traditional-tibetan-state-9781793641779","title":"The Life and Times of George Tsarong of Tibet,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies have passed since the demise of many precapitalist agricultural states. Despite the British invasion of 1903 and the Chinese invasion in 1950, the Tibetan state continued to fully function until 1959. For this reason, this biography of George Tsarong not only provides new and in-depth perspectives on the life of an official of the Tibetan state, but it will also contribute to the comparative study of precapitalist states. The book weaves together history and biography to narrate the life of an aristocratic state official, his education and social life, his registration and entrance into a civil service career. It also describes the various personal and state political intrigues he was involved in and the many grand ceremonies that dominated the life of a state official. George Tsarong’s story is also the story of the fall of this traditional state and the complex social and psychological aspects of occupation, resistance and exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on Romanization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The House of Tsarong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 A Sojourn in India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The School Years in Lhasa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Gyantse, the Estates and the Interregnum Period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Darjeeling, Lhasa and Calcutta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 A Young State Bureaucrat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The Great Song and the Ode to the Arrow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 State Rituals and Ceremonies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 The Tragic Regency Period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 A Senior State Bureaucrat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Under China’s Occupation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 In China and India\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Early Years in Exile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Economic Investments of the Tibetan State in Exile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: List of Correct Tibetan Spellings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of Key Terms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042680209751,"sku":"9781793641779","price":93.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-george-tsarong-of-tibet-1920-1970-a-lord-of-the-traditional-tibetan-state-9781793641779","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}