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A visual portrait of the exiled Tibetan community gathered round the Dalai Lama - spritual head of the Tibetan people - at Dharamsala in the foothills of the Himalayas. Illustrated with pictures by a prize-winning photographer, this book is a memorial to a culture under threat.
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This is a large work in many senses, the oversized format befitting the subject. The opening text, "The Land of Snows," chronicles events between the historic escapes from the Chinese of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1910 and the 14th in 1959. "Refuge in India" describes the danger and devastation for those who followed, the conditions of their emerging community, and the situation of their homeland under Chinese rule. Both texts use black-and-white photographs, in striking contrast to "The Legend Lives: The Photographs of Raghu Rai," occupying the majority of the book. In full, vibrant color, Rai, an Indian photojournalist and member of Magnum, portrays the lives of meditation and ceremony practiced by the Dalai Lama and the Buddhist monks who follow him, as well as the lives of ordinary Tibetans in exile--their political actions, their markets, celebrations, and schools. The richness and potency of these photographs give witness to the vitality and continuity of the endangered refugee community.
- Ann Copeland, Champaign, Ill.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This collection of large, vibrant photographs of Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, India, effectively promotes awareness of their plight. In the introduction, the Dalai Lama asserts Tibet's rightful independence, suggesting that the country be transformed to a "peace sanctuary" for people of all nations. British journalist Perkins offers a dry, condensed history of Tibet that becomes absorbing in its discussion of the hardships suffered by the 100,000 Tibetans who followed the Dalai Lama and fled in 1959 after the Chinese took over their country, and of their adaptation to a new life in India. Indian photojournalist Rai's vivid pictures include panoramic views of pilgrimage sites in the Himalayan foothills and dynamic scenes of daily life in Dharamsala; Buddhist ceremonies and brightly hued robes attest to the importance of spirituality and tradition while emotionally-charged political demonstrations against China reflect unabated frustration and the Tibetans' fervor for their homeland's liberation.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Raghu Rai (illustrator). Edition and printing not known. Introduction by the Dalai Lama. In near fine black cloth boards, red titles to front and spine. The boards are very tight, straight and clean; spine and edges firm; very small nick in cloth to front tail edge. Unmarked bright red cut end papers. Very clean cut edges. The text block is very tightly bound, flat and clean with bright colour and b/w plates by Raghu Rai. Fine condition. No dedications etc. Not paginated. In good plus glossy colour dust jacket with man in red robe to front with gilt titles. The jacket is not marked; edges very worn with small closed tears. Not price clipped. Heavy and folio size. Please contact us for cost of postage if shipping outside the UK. Seller Inventory # 66744
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. Some wear to dustcover. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> Tibet has been a land shrouded in medievalism and mysticism for centuries, ruled from the fabled Potala palace by the reincarnation of a god-king. the Dalai Lama. Incredible accounts from the earli- est explorers of lamas levitating to change mind and matter, of yogis meditating in mountain caves without sleep or sustenance for years, and of shamans blowing human thighbone horns to stop hail or bring rain have established Tibet in the curious eyes of the outside world as a true-life Himalayan Shangri La. Whether myth or reality, this Tibet no longer exists. With the Chinese communist invasion of 1950 came the end of a unique and timeless culture and lifestyle. Within less than thirty years more than six thousand of the country's ancient monasteries and temples were ransacked and reduced to rubble and over a million Tibetans had died as a result of Chinese occupation. Had the Fourteenth Dalai Lama not escaped to India in 1959, inspiring a hund. Seller Inventory # Batch-FM431-G-9842
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