- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: PublicAffairs; 1 edition (17 Jun 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1586487140
- ISBN-13: 978-1586487140
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 423,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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By personalising Namtso s life and death, Mr Green has conjured in the flesh an otherwise anonymous figure from Tibet s shadows --The Economist
A word is missing from the subtitle of Jonathan Green s shocking exposé: cowardice. It shines out of his story of the murder of the 17-year-old Tibetan nun, Kelsang Namtso.... The core of this book is Kelsang s murder and its implications, which Green, an experienced journalist, recounts vividly and with scrupulous attention to evidence... In this book he shows himself to be a first-class reporter. --The Spectator
A gripping tale of routine murder that would have gone unreported but for the fact that a group of Western climbers were silent witnesses to the killing of a young Tibetan woman attempting to cross the border into India. --The Bookseller
A word is missing from the subtitle of Jonathan Green s shocking exposé: cowardice. It shines out of his story of the murder of the 17-year-old Tibetan nun, Kelsang Namtso.... The core of this book is Kelsang s murder and its implications, which Green, an experienced journalist, recounts vividly and with scrupulous attention to evidence... In this book he shows himself to be a first-class reporter. --The Spectator
A gripping tale of routine murder that would have gone unreported but for the fact that a group of Western climbers were silent witnesses to the killing of a young Tibetan woman attempting to cross the border into India. --The Bookseller
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The murder of a young Tibetan nun by the hands of Chinese border guards at the rooftop of the world offers a unique parable for the tale of modern Tibet. In August 2006, two young Tibetan women left their hillside village in Biru county to make their way to Dharamsala India. Frustrated by their inability to practice the tenets of Buddhism or Tibetan culture under oppressive Chinese rule, best friends Dolma and Kelsang were determined to secure their right to freedom-and sought comfort in the fact that they might seek counsel with their exiled spiritual leader, his Holiness the Dalai Lhama. Through a secretive underground network of Tibetan guides, the two friends, along with four dozen other refugees, embarked on a perilous journey that would lead them to Nepal along a dangerous former trade route: the Nangpa La Path, through Cho Oyu Mountain. On September 30, 2006, after weeks of harrowing travel, as they were nearing the border of Nepal, the band of refugees was fired at by the Chinese Army Guards. Kelsang, sick, frost-bitten, and delirious in the high altitude was struck by a bullet from behind. Her death was not unusual in its circumstance: Chinese police are instructed to take any measures necessary to protect the border of Tibet. What was unusual on this freezing September morning was that a gaggle of Western climbers, stationed on Cho Oyu's advance base camp, had silently witnessed the event. One of them was Louis Benitez-a fearless Colorado mountain guide who led Himalayan trips for wealthy western thrill seekers. Another was Sergui Matei, a Romanian hiker, who captured Kelsang's murder on video. Both men had a choice-to preserve their climbing careers and turn a blind eye-or to alert the world to the grand scale of human injustice played out daily in Tibet. In "Murder in the High Himalayas", intrepid journalist Jonathan Green investigates the clash of cultures at the rooftop of the world. As he gains entrance to a fascinating network of Tibetan guides and safe-houses operating in the name of freedom, investigates the tradition of extreme mountaineering in Chinese-occupied Tibet, and establishes contact with surviving refugees (including Dolma), he affects a rare, and lasting parable for the plight of modern Tibet.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent reading and powerful insight.,
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Jonathan Green went to great lenght to investgate the murder of 17 years old Kalsang Namtso by the Chinese border police on the hight Himalayan pass.Well researched and vividly explained. Uncovered cowardicism of the mountaineers and cruelity faced by the refugees fleeing Tibet by the hands of Chinese and Nepalese guards along the route. Must read or at least recommend the book to your friends and families.
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Spotlight on Despotism,
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The book opens with a description of the humble lifestyle of impoverished Tibetan families punctuated by the gratuitous acts of violence against them by paranoid Chinese solciers. These are attempting to stifle the Buddhist religion and the people's devotion to the Dalai Lama. The writing is descriptive and atmospheric. Jonathan Green goes on to recount the now notorious murder of a young Buddhist nun who is shot by Chinese guards whilst trying to make the hazardous mountain crossing out of Tibet in order to join up with her exiled leader in India. He shows how climbers nearby who were aware of the incident were motivated by self-interest not to report the matter. The whole book is an exposition of Edmund Burke's proposition that, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Jonathan Green uses his investigative journalist's skill to lay bare the evil and ruthless domination by the Chinese of this nation; a gentle nation which is largely ignored by a Western world anxious to placate the ever-burgeoning despot that is modern China. This is a very, very good book.
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The Thirst For Justice,
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In a world weary with persistent political repression and genocide, it is important to hear stories that renew the thirst for justice.Jonathan Green has achieved this brilliantly in his debut book; a moving and thought-provoking account of the murder of a Tibetan nun, attempting to escape to the spiritual freedom of neighbouring Napal. Set against the brutal repression of the Tibetan people, the essential heart of the story is about the deep love and loyalty between two young Tibetan girls. The author's admiration for the character of Dolma shines though the narrative, as her endurance and courage are tested to the limit, to emerge so strong and streadfast to her cause. Green's research into the social and political history, geography and culture of Tibet is impressive, much of which must have been carried out at great risk to himself,(retracing the steps of the refugees, and undercover investigation in china - no mean feat!) He skillfully weaves together descriptions of two contrasting worlds: the brave Tibetan bid to escape over the Himilayas, alongside the vain-glorious, self-indulgent bravado of the wealthy western climbers and their fiercely competitive professional guides. An engrossing and challenging read, excellent in it's searing honesty, and commitment to freedaom for the Tibetan people.
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