General Book Search for "9781783782086"

Eat the Buddha: The Story of Modern Tibet Through the People of One Town

Paperback
Published : Thursday 30 July 2020
ISBN : 9781783782086
Price : €15.20


You may also like ...

Product

Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Ko...

€11.69

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Product

Eat the Buddha: The Story of Modern Tib...

€15.20

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Product

Besieged: Life Under Fire on a Sarajevo...

€11.69

Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days

Description

The new book from Barbara Demick

In 1950, China claimed sovereignty over Tibet, leading to decades of unrest and resistance, defining the country today. In Eat the Buddha, Barbara Demick chronicles the Tibetan tragedy from Ngaba, a defiant town on the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau where dozens of Tibetans have shocked the world since 2009 by immolating themselves. Following the stories of the last princess of the region, of Tibetans who experienced the struggle sessions of Mao's Cultural Revolution, of the recent generations of monks and townsfolk experiencing renewed repression, Demick paints a riveting portrait of recent Tibetan history, opening a window onto Tibetan life today, and onto the challenges Tibetans face while locked in a struggle for identity against one of the most powerful countries in the world.



Reviews