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<p>This article presents three letters, two of which are translated to English, written by Kadrung Nornang Wangdu tsering (bka' drung nor nang dbang du tshe ring), who held the position of Secretary of the Tibetan Cabinet (bka' shag) for many years. The letters were written in 1888 and deal with the Anglo-Tibetan confrontations that took place that year. Previously unpublished, they shed light on the political situation of Tibet and Bhutan, and British policy in the region at that time.Two of the letters were written by Kadrung Nornang, in his official capacity as secretary, to the Regent (sde srid) and Krong dpon of Bhutan respectively. The third text is a letter to a Mr. Nyendrong (snyan grong). In poetic verse, it gives an account of an Anglo-Tibetan skirmish in September of 1888. (Ben Deitle 2006-01-25)</p>
<p><b>Publisher's Description:</b> As an indispensable introduction to local history of the Khams region of Eastern Tibet/Western China (with due attention for contemporary thinking about frontier regions), this volume contains seven papers on Khams pa (Eastern Tibet) local history, representing politics, and agency and their historiographical representations on the Khams frontiers.</p><p>The articles have been arranged to reflect common themes. Wim van Spengen, William Coleman and Peng Wenbin locate Khams in a broader political history, exploring the fluidity of the frontier and its turbulent dislocations, as Khampas encountered and responded to Tibetan and Chinese national projects in the early part of the twentieth century. Fabienne Jagou and Carole McGranahan shift their gaze to individual figures and their engagement with Chinese and Tibetan social politics. Peter Schwieger’s analysis of history as oral narrative positions Khams in relation to Central Tibet, as does the subject of Tsering Thar’s paper, which concerns the influence of a Bonpo lama in religious innovation.</p>