Exile as Challenge - The Tibetan Diaspora

Author: Dagmar BernstorffEditor(s): Dagmar Bernstorff and Hubertus Von welckPublisher: Orient LongmanYear: 2004Language: EnglishPages: 488ISBN/UPC (if available): 8125025553 DescriptionThe Tibetan community in exile is arguably one of the most resilient and successful refugee groups in the world. For centuries, a people who had lived in seclusion, suddenly found themselves having to cope not only with the modern world, but also with the fact of exile. Yet, Tibetans the world over have proved themselves equal to this challenge, and have achieved a fully literate society, economic stability and a democratic government. Much of this has been possible because of commitment to these changes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, temporal and spiritual head of the Tibetans.This book is an attempt to document the lives of members of the exiled Tibetan community in India and elsewhere. It thus aims to fill a gap in our understanding - there have been few serious studies of the Tibetan Diaspora.A