Tragedy in crimson : how the Dalai Lama conquered the world but lost the battle with China
Title:
Tragedy in crimson : how the Dalai Lama conquered the world but lost the battle with China
Author:
Johnson, Tim, 1957-
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Publication Information:
New York : Nation Books, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
xv, 333 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Summary:
"Tragedy in Crimson" is award-winning journalist Tim Johnson's extraordinary account of the cat-and-mouse game embroiling China and the Tibetan exile community over Tibet.
Language:
English
Contents:
The big gamble -- On Tibet's periphery -- Riding the rails to Tibet -- Holy city or devil's land -- Over the Himalayas -- Dharamsala -- The Karmapa -- The princess -- Wolves at the door -- Getting religion -- A "simple Buddhist monk" -- Thwarting the Dalai Lama -- Hollywood versus Wal-Mart -- Epilogue: China's "totally correct" policies.
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ISBN:
9781568586014
Format :
Book
