The author went to teach English in Tibet in 1985, the first European to live there for over 30 years. This is her account of life among the Tibetans, from the Buddhist monks and the aristocracy to the disenchanted youth of Lhasa. The book examines the continuing repression and tension in Tibet.
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16pp colour photographs, index
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-575-04390-9 (9780575043909)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lhasa; letters of introduction; China's Siberia; from tourist to teacher; echoes of the Raj; adapting to Lhasa and winter; model red guard; Tibetan Christmas; problems in education; sleet children; demons of the old year; Losar festivities; the great prayer; the Panchen Lama; the Butter festival; spring; Tsering; a valley of hermits; a modern wedding; new Buddhas; the ogress and the monkey; east to China; through Kongpo and Kham; Chamdo; journeys by sky-boat; the yoghurt festival; death of a mystic; a last monastery.
