- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st HarperPerennial Ed edition (Mar 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060977418
- ISBN-13: 978-0060977412
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #49 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > China > Tibet
- #69 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Dalai Lama
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Traces the modern history of Tibet, looks at Tibetan religion and culture, and discusses the impact of China's occupation and conquest of Tibet.
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IN AUGUST of 1932, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama gazed out over the gardens of his summer palace, the Norbulingka or Jewel Park, and began to write his final testament to the Tibetan people. Read the first page
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If only I had read this book before visiting Tibet in 1986 - how it would have increased my understanding of the people and their plight. I am shocked and angry at this further example of the extraordinary depths of mental and physical cruelty one people will descend to in order to suppress another. The interviews with the Dalai Lama at the end are not bedtime reading! They require concentration and contemplation. What a mind he has. A compulsory read for anyone contemplating visiting Tibet. You will want to pledge your support having read and seen for yourself.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book, is among the very best accounts of the terrible tragedy that has been Tibet for nearly 50 years. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in Tibet. I have read this book twice and look forward to reading it again. Cynics may try to put a pleasant face China's occupation of Tibet, but this book tells it straight. Read it, you won't be sorry.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
The Time for Dreaming is Ended
9 July 2001
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If you have had any Shangri-La type illusions about Tibet, this book will soon blow them away. Not that that is a bad thing, but just be warned. This book will open your eyes, make you laugh, weep, clench your fists and probably curse before you're done, but it will not leave you unchanged, either in your opinion of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, and especially of China.
This is a very balanced account from the Tibetan perspective of the period roughly from the end of WWII until 1990. In addition to an unvarnished account of Tibetan bravery, desire to retain their homeland at all costs and credulity, and unlimited Chinese brutality and treachery, there is a great deal of social insight woven in. This is not a "feel-good" story to garner sympathy for the Tibetans, this is a tell-it-like-is book whose message is so daunting that I'm not sure most of the world, much less the Tibetans themselves are ready to face much of it.
This is not a book so much about religion, although you cannot write about Tibet without writing about Buddhism, as about world politics thundering down on a small, isolated nation. It is about the bravery and resourcefulness of the Tibetan people and the greatness of their leader. And it is about the utter shameless cupidity and determination of the Chinese to lay hold of this strategic bit of real estate and anihilate its native population. This book should serve as a powerful reminder of what the PRC is capable of and just how much their talk is worth.
After reading this, I believe (and HHDL must realize) that the chances for any kind of an autonomous, much less independent, Tibetan region are slim to none, but that the facade needs to be kept up for political and morale reasons. None the less it is a bitter truth that the Chinese have done the rest of the world a favor: by driving the Tibetans out of Tibet, they have released a great force for peace and good to the rest of us in the form of Tibetan Buddhism and the presence of HHDL.
I do highly recommend this book.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A Must Read for Anyone Interested in Tibet
25 May 2000
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent source for anyone interested in Tibet politically. It provides a picture of Tibet before, during, and after the Chinese invasion. I find it very surprising, (and disturbing)that this book is out of print, given the renewed interest in Tibet and efforts to liberate the country from Chinese occupation. What was done (and is continuing to be done) to the people of Tibet should be part of our daily conversations right now, as we are about to grant China permananet normal trade relations.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Heartwrenchingly good
28 July 1998
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This book, is among the very best accounts of the terrible tragedy that has been Tibet for nearly 50 years. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in Tibet. I have read this book twice and look forward to reading it again. Cynics may try to put a pleasant face China's occupation of Tibet, but this book tells it straight. Read it, you won't be sorry.
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