Tsering Shakya
Autor(a) de Fire Under the Snow: Testimony of a Tibetan Prisoner
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The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of… por Tsering Shakya
From the beginning, this was clearly a meticulously researched, structured work striving for as much completeness as possible. I have nothing but respect for that. Unfortunately I realized quickly I do not have enough background context and detailed interest to read this for pleasure. DNF and only noted here for myself, should I forget and want to come back to it.
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Palden Gyatso was born in a Tibetan village in 1933 and became an ordained Buddhist monk at 18 — just as Tibet was in the midst of political upheaval. When Communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, it embarked on a program of “reform” that would eventually affect all of Tibet’s citizens and nearly decimate its ancient culture. In 1967, the Chinese destroyed monasteries across Tibet and forced thousands of monks into labor camps and prisons. Gyatso spent the next 25 years of his life enduring interrogation and torture simply for the strength of his beliefs. Palden Gyatso’s story bears witness to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the strength of Tibet’s proud civilization, faced with cultural genocide.… (mais)
Palden Gyatso was born in a Tibetan village in 1933 and became an ordained Buddhist monk at 18 — just as Tibet was in the midst of political upheaval. When Communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, it embarked on a program of “reform” that would eventually affect all of Tibet’s citizens and nearly decimate its ancient culture. In 1967, the Chinese destroyed monasteries across Tibet and forced thousands of monks into labor camps and prisons. Gyatso spent the next 25 years of his life enduring interrogation and torture simply for the strength of his beliefs. Palden Gyatso’s story bears witness to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the strength of Tibet’s proud civilization, faced with cultural genocide.… (mais)
A great nonfiction story about Tibet during the early 1900s and the influence China had. A story of suffering and shock at what relatively peaceful people had to endure. Highly recommended.
A well wrote an impartial and thorough analysis of Tibet and its relationship with China. The writer has scavenged through volumes of documents and literature to provide a trustable account of the facts about Tibet. In spite of the risk of making the book monologue, he has kept his writing interesting. It is worth a read for people who want to read authentic facts in an interesting manner.
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- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 482
- Popularidade
- #51,208
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 11
- ISBN
- 28
- Línguas
- 11