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Kham in the 1950s: Transition of Power in the Peripheries

Kong, Weiqing
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On October 7th, 1950, the Chinese communists launched the Battle of Chamdo, the eastern border of Tibet. No sooner was Tibet “peacefully liberated,” the Chinese reinforcements arrived. This research focuses on Kham Tibetans during the transition of power in the 1950s. The author argues that Tibetans in the 1950s did not simply fit into the binary categories: pro-Tibet or pro-China. Instead, they were in between, situated in a tangle where hope and fear folded upon individuals. Their responses to the Chinese in the 1950s, in fact, rooted a complex system of national identity and individual pursuit.
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2019-01-01
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Undergraduate
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14849/7343
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Abigail McGowan
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History
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College of Arts and Sciences
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