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In exile from the land of snows : the definitive account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet since the Chinese conquest
Title:
In exile from the land of snows : the definitive account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet since the Chinese conquest
Author:
Avedon, John F., author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
Second Vintage Books edition
Publication Information:
New York : Vintage Books, 2015.

©2015
Physical Description:
xv, 456 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Summary:
Now considered a classic, this is an eloquent and compellingly told account of the Dalai Lama's exile from Tibet after its conquest by China.
General Note:
Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form by Alfred A. Knopf in 1984 and in paperback in revised form by Harper Perennial in 1997.
Language:
English
Contents:
Before the fall, 1933-1950 -- Occupation, 1950-1959 -- In exile from the land of snows, 1959-1960 -- Reconstruction, 1960-1974 -- The fight for Tibet, 1959-1984 -- Tibetan medicine : the science of healing -- On pilgrimage with the Dalai Lama -- The wheel of protection -- Tibet enslaved, 1959-1965 -- The long night, 1966-1977 -- Return, 1977-1984 -- Afterword -- An interview with the Dalai Lama.
ISBN:
9780804173377
Format :
Book