Shakiya, Tsering, The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet since 1947 , London, Pimlico, 1999, pp. 574 Account by authoritative Tibetan historian of Tibet under Chinese Communist rule and changing Chinese policies, and the role of the Dalai Lama. See too
Shakiya, Tsering , Trouble in Tibet New Left Review, 2008, pp. 5-26 , for discussion of widespread unrest that erupted in March 2008 after initial protests in monasteries were suppressed.