A Tibetan Revolutionary - The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye : The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Note on Romanization and Abbreviations xvii List of Key Persons xix Introduction. A Brief Historical Context 1(6) PART I Growing Up in Kham and China 1. Childhood in Batang 7(8) 2. The Coup of Lobsang Thundrup 15(7) 3. School Years 22(19) PART II The Tibetan Communist Party Era 4. Planning Revolution 41(9) 5. Returning to Kham 50(11) 6. To Lhasa 61(18) 7. The Indian Communist Party 79(11) 8. On the Verge of Revolt 90(13) 9. Escape to Tibet 103(10) 10. From Lhasa to Yunnan 113(16) PART III The People's Republic of China 11. The Return to Batang 129(11) 12. The Seventeen-Point Agreement 140(14) 13. To Lhasa Again 154(10) 14. With the PLA in Lhasa 164(9) 15. A Year of Problems 173(12) 16. An Interlude in Beijing 185(19) 17. Beginning Reforms 204(11) PART IV Incarceration 18. Tension in Lhasa 215(11) 19. Labeled a Local Nationalist 226(10) 20. To Prison 236(9) 21. Solitary Confinement 245(12) 22. A Vow of Silence 257(14) PART V After Prison 23. Release from Prison 271(14) 24. A New Struggle 285(9) 25. Nationalities Policy 294(17) Epilogue. A Comment by Ph nwang 311(8) Appendix A. Original Charter of the Eastern Tibet People's Autonomous Alliance 319(6) Appendix B. Summary of Talks with Tibetan Exile Delegations 325(14) Appendix C. Some Opinions on Amending the Constitution with Regard to Nationalities 339(12) Glossary of Correct Tibetan Spellings 351(8) Index 359