tibet (china)

Autobiography of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who was imprisoned in 1959 when China overtook Tibet, discussing his treatment in prison, his release in 1992, and his escape across the Himalayas to India.

An account of an Austrian mountian climber's escape from a British internment camp in India during World War II and his twenty-one-month journey through the Himalayas to safety in the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet.

Explores the popularity of the Dalai Lama and how he is attempting to restore Tibetan cultural and religion while at the same time keeping Tibet as part of China.

Photographs and text help describe the landscapes found in Tibet; includes information about the erosion, landslides, mining contamination, and nuclear waste dumping that has ruined the country's pastures and farmlands.

Discusses the issue of Tibetan nationalism, the application of Chinese political policy toward Tibet, looks at possible options for self-determination, and the diplomatic responses from other countries.

Brief biography of the fourteenth Dalai Lama who is the Buddhist leader in Tibet and is worshiped by people as the bodily form of the Buddhist saint of compassion.

After dying, a Tibetan woodcutter is given the choice of going to heaven or to live another life anywhere in the universe.

A graphic novel biography of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Discusses the life and ongoing work of the exiled spiritual and political leader of Tibet.