Strategic hypocrisy: The British imperial scripting of Tibet's geopolitical identity

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 227-252

  Anand, Dibyesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956450503     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911809000011     Document Type: Article

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