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.
Review
'The great value of Dr. Palace's study is to highlight the much neglected China angle to the Tibetan issue ... [this book is] helping to indicate the very important place of the Tibetan affair in the story of Western imperialism' - Asian Affairs
About the Author
Dr Wendy Palace is a founder member of the Tibet Society at Cambridge University. She has worked as Lecturer in History at Durham University and as an Associate Lecturer for The Open University.
