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Tibet, Tibet : dreams and memories of a lost land

At different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess, enlightenment and cruelty. The Dalai Lama may be the only religious leader who can inspire the devotion of agnostics. Patrick French has been fascinated by Tibet since he was a teenager. He has read its history, agitated for its freedom, and risked arrest to travel through its remote interior. His love and knowledge inform every page of this learned, literate, and impassioned book. Talking with nomads and Buddhist nuns, exiles and collaborators, French portrays a nation demoralized by a half-century of Chinese occupation and forced to depend on the patronage of Western dilettantes. He demolishes many of the myths accruing to Tibet'including those centering around the radiant figure of the Dalai Lama. Combining the best of history, travel writing, and memoir, Tibet, Tibet is a work of extraordinary power and insight. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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  • "Beschrijving van de geschiedenis van Tibet, de strijd van de Tibetanen om te overleven, het belang van de godsdienst en de bezetting van China en de gevolgen hiervan."
  • "An account of the history and current predicament of Tibet describes the fall of its culture to the forces of Mao after centuries of survival, the impact of the Dalai Lama's role, and its prospects in light of current capabilities."
  • "At different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess, enlightenment and cruelty. The Dalai Lama may be the only religious leader who can inspire the devotion of agnostics. Patrick French has been fascinated by Tibet since he was a teenager. He has read its history, agitated for its freedom, and risked arrest to travel through its remote interior. His love and knowledge inform every page of this learned, literate, and impassioned book. Talking with nomads and Buddhist nuns, exiles and collaborators, French portrays a nation demoralized by a half-century of Chinese occupation and forced to depend on the patronage of Western dilettantes. He demolishes many of the myths accruing to Tibet'including those centering around the radiant figure of the Dalai Lama. Combining the best of history, travel writing, and memoir, Tibet, Tibet is a work of extraordinary power and insight. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "Mêlant à la fois les souvenirs personnels, l'histoire, la politique et la géographie, ce récit de voyage entraîne le lecteur sur les routes du Tibet, de Lhassa au nord de l'Inde où vivent le gouvernement tibétain et le dalaï-lama en exil."

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  • "Reportaż literacki angielski"@pl
  • "Vyprávění"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Personal narratives"
  • "Narrations"
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Tibet, Tibet : dreams and memories of a lost land"@en
  • "Tibet, Tibet : historie ztracené země"
  • "Tibet, Tibet : a personal history of a lost land"@en
  • "Tibet, Tibet : a personal history of a lost land"
  • "Tibet, Tibet : une histoire personnelle d'un pays perdu"
  • "Tybet, Tybet"@pl
  • "Tibet, Tibet a personal history of a lost land"@en
  • "Tibet, Tibet a personal history of a lost land"
  • "Naar Tibet"

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