Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

The Politics of Sorrow

Unity and Allegiance Across Tibetan Exile

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Politics of Sorrow tells the story of the Group of Thirteen, a collective of chieftains and lamas from the regions of Kham and Amdo, who sought to preserve Tibetâ s cultural diversity in exile.

Produktdetails

• Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 141mm x 216mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9780231212472
• ISBN-10: 023121247X
• Artikelnr.: 70242146

Autorenporträt

Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Note on Transliteration, Titles, and Names
Timeline of Texts and Events
Introduction
1. A Government in Exile
2. Unity in Exile
3. The Group of Thirteen
4. Seven Resolutions and Supporting Documents
5. Against the Grain of History: Mutiny at the Ockenden School
6. The Convergence of Thirteen Leaders
7. A Politics of Sorrow
8. The People's Government
Conclusion: A Statement of Real Truth
Acknowledgments
List of Thirteen Founders and Settlements
Appendix: Who's Who
Notes
Bibliography
Index