Escape from the land of snows: the young Dalai Lama's harrowing flight to freedom and the making of a spiritual hero
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Documents the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet to India in 1959, describing the violent uprising in Lhasa between Tibetan rebels and Chinese occupiers and the near-death incidents that the Buddhist spiritual leader endured.
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Talty, S. (2011). Escape from the land of snows: the young Dalai Lama's harrowing flight to freedom and the making of a spiritual hero. New York, Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Talty, Stephan. 2011. Escape From the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero. New York, Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Talty, Stephan, Escape From the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero. New York, Crown Publishers, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Talty, Stephan. Escape From the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero. New York, Crown Publishers, 2011.
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| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Crown Publishers, |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 302 p. : |b map ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a An examination of prior memories -- To Lhasa -- Across the Ghost River -- Eastern fires -- A rumor -- Foreign brothers -- Across the Kyichu -- Flight -- The Norbulingka -- OpIm -- "Godless Reds vs. a living god" -- The Jokhang -- Lhuntse Dzong -- In Tibetan prisons -- The last border -- Meeting a poet -- Bonfires. | |
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