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Grade 10: Tibet

Tears of the Lotus

Roger E. McCarthy

Discusses the struggles of Tibetans to maintain their separate identity by resisting the forces of the People's Liberation Army of China sent by Mao Tse-tung first into western Tibet and the eastern p

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MCC

The Snow Lion and the Dragon

Melvyn C. Goldstein

Discusses the issue of Tibetan nationalism, the application of Chinese political policy toward Tibet, looks at possible options for self-determination, and the diplomatic responses from other countrie

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GOL

Sorrow Mountain

Ani Pachen

Tells the life story of Tibetan nun Ani Pachan, discussing her idyllic childhood in Tibet, her role as a leader of the resistance after the Chinese invaded Tibet, her twenty-one-year imprisonment and

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PAC

Return to Tibet

Heinrich Harrer

Austrian adventurer Heinrich Harrer tells about his return to northern India and Tibet to visit the people and places he left behind when he was forced to flee the Forbidden City of Lhasa thirty years

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HAR

My Land and My People

Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho

An autobiographical account of the life of the Dalai Lama that discusses the childhood he spent in exile, his struggle to gain freedom for Tibet, and the effect he has had on Tibetan Buddhism.

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BST

In Exile From the Land of Snows

John F. Avedon

A history of Tibet in the years since the country was invaded by Communist China, tracing Tibet's ongoing struggle for the right to self-determination, and focusing on the role of the Dalai Lama, who

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AVE

The Dragon in the Land of Snows

Tsering Shakya

A history of modern Tibet, discussing the efforts of Tibetan leaders to maintain the country's independence in the face of increasing political pressures.

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TSE

The Dalai Lama

Genevieve Blais

Provides information about His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama, discussing his discovery, his early years, and his exile; and features background on Tibet and the Buddhist teachings that guide his

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BST

Demystifying Tibet

Lee Feigon

Examines the long and distinguished history of Tibet and its controversial relationship with China, from which the small country remains distinct in culture, language and religion.

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FEI

The Dalai Lama

Patricia Cronin Marcello

Examines the life of Tibetan and Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama, discussing his childhood, his education, his exile to India after the Chinese invasion of Tibet, and his work to help Tibet regain its

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