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BL
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| Record Number
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1046155
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b800525
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| Uniform Title
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Wiedersehn mit Tibet.English
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| Main Entry
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Harrer, Heinrich,1912-2006.
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| Title & Author
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Return to Tibet : : Tibet after the Chinese occupation /\ Heinrich Harrer ; translated from the German by Ewald Osers.
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| Edition Statement
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1st American trade pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam,, 1998.
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| Page. NO
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207 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0874779251
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: 9780874779257
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Departure and Homecoming -- Lhasa Then and Now -- How it all Started -- The Lure of Tibet -- Shangri-la, a Dream of Mankind -- Throne of the Gods -- Milarepa: The First Poet of the Mountains -- The Dalai Lama in India, the Chinese in Tibet -- The Childhood of a Thirteen-Year-Old -- Reflections on Tibet's Future -- I am Recognized -- My Old Friend Wangdu -- The Sufferings of the Dalai Lama's Physician -- The Cares of the Dalai Lama -- 'No Place Like Home' -- Today and Yesterday -- I Report to the Dalai Lama -- "Our Culture is Our Strongest Weapon" -- Frank Words from Lobsang Samten -- The Enigma of the Reincarnations -- Tibet's Lost Children -- In Search of Old Memories -- Fairy Tales from the Market -- Return to Gyangtse -- Shigatse -- or What Remains of it -- In the Potala -- The Radiant Heart of Tibet -- The Three Pillars of the State -- Tragedy and Loyalty of the Panchen Lama -- Farewell to Tibet.
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| Abstract
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The bestselling author of "Seven Years in Tibet" presents this compelling mix of history, religion, and travel writing, which bears witness to the suffering and perseverance of the ancient civilization under Chinese rule.
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| Subject
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China), History.
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China, Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China), History
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| Dewey Classification
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951/.5
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| LC Classification
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DS786.H3313 1998
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| Added Entry
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Osers, Ewald,1917-2011.
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