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On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet: The Nyemo Incident of 1969
On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet The Nyemo Incident of 1969
Author: Melvyn C. Goldstein, Ben Jiao, Tanzen Lhundrup
Among the conflicts to break out during the Cultural Revolution in Tibet, the most famous took place in the summer of 1969 in Nyemo, a county to the south and west of Lhasa. In this incident, hundreds of villagers formed a mob led by a young nun who was said to be possessed by a deity associated with the famous warrior-king Gesar. In their rampa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520267909
ISBN-10: 0520267907
Publication Date: 8/6/2010
Pages: 264
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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