Lives in Exile

Exploring the Inner World of Tibetan Refugees
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-44606-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

This book recounts the life stories - stories of loss and hope, of anxieties and aspirations - of generations of exiled Tibetans living in India since the late 1950s after the Chinese takeover of Tibet.

Located in the realm of psycho-historical analysis, this work has a dual focus in interpreting and analyzing these life stories. First, a consistent effort is made to unravel the psychologically devastating consequences following refugeehood and torture. A simultaneous focus searches for symbols of human resilience - the opening up of creative possibilities and a return to renewed meanings in the lives of these exiles. Two central symbols of continuity among this community which are discussed are the Dalai Lama and the philosophy of Buddhism. This is a unique book that looks at issues of contemporary interest and relevance to the Tibetan community today, providing a different view of their ‘place’ in the wider political sphere.

Lives in Exile - Exploring the World of Tibetan Refugees will be of interest to scholars in the fields of psychology, history, and refugee studies and to the general reader.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vahali, Honey Oberoi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Introduction Part 1: Story of Tibet 1. No Time to Bid Adieu: Life-stories from the Generation that Fled 2. Children of Exile: The Second Generation 3. Divergent Paths Across a Rugged Terrain: Predicaments of the Dalai Lama’s Youthful Children Part 2: Story of Tibet 4. The Life and Times of Young Recent Arrivals 5. Prisoners of Conscience Part 3: Self and Exile 6. Glimpses into the Inner World of the Tibetan Refugee. Appendix I: A Chronology of Some Relevant Political Events in the Recent History of Tibet. Appendix II: A Brief Statement on the Rise of Communism in China and its Advent in Tibet. Bibliography. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Honey Oberoi is Reader, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi