List of Illustrations < > < > < > < > < >xi < > < > < >Acknowledgments < > < >xv < > < > < >Explanation of Romanization and Abbreviations < > < >xvii < > < > < >Preface < > < >xix < > < > < >Introduction: Tibetan Society, 1913---1951 < > < >1(40) < > < >I THE ERA OF THE 13TH DALAI LAMA AND RETING, 1913---1941 < > < > < > < > < >The Early Years of the 13th Dalai Lama < > < > < > < > < >41(24) < > < > < > < >Tibet and the New Republic in China < > < > < > < > < >65(24) < > < > < > < >The Dalai Lama, the Army, and the Monastic Segment < > < > < > < > < >89(50) < > < > < > < >The Death of the 13th Dalai Lama < > < > < > < > < >139(7) < > < > < > < >The Fall of Kumbela < > < > < > < > < >146(40) < > < > < > < >In Search of a New Tibet: Lungshar's Reform Party < > < > < > < > < >186(27) < > < > < > < >The Mission of General Huang Mu-sung < > < > < > < > < >213(39) < > < > < > < >The British, the Chinese, and the Panchen Lama < > < > < > < > < >252(58) < > < > < > < >Reting Takes Control,
