Eat the Buddha : Life, Death and Conflict in a Tibetan Town

Eat the Buddha : Life, Death and Conflict in a Tibetan Town

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Book Title: Eat The Buddha /P
ISBN: 9781783782659
By Author(s):BARBARA DEMICK
By Publisher:GRANTA
Format:PB

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.