The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

by Wendy Palace

In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution, war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet.

206 pages, Hardcover

First published December 23, 2004