English in Tibet, Tibet in English : self-presentation in Tibet and the diaspora

English in Tibet, Tibet in English : self-presentation in Tibet and the diaspora / Laurie Hovell McMillin.

"This book explores two kinds of self-presentation in Tibet and the Tibetan diaspora: that of British writers in their travel texts on Tibet from 1774 to 1910 and that of Tibetans in recent autobiographies in English. McMillin contends that Tibet and the anglophone west have had a long, complex...

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Main Author: McMillin, Laurie Hovell, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Travelers' writings, English > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > History and criticism.
Tibetans > Foreign countries > Biography > History and criticism.
British > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > History.
English language > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Travel writing > History.
Autobiography.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > In literature.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Biography > History and criticism.
Great Britain > Relations > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Description and travel.
Autobiographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. English in Tibet. The way to epiphany ; The first one there: Bogle's journey ; In one ear: Turner in Tibet ; Manning's sentimental journey ; Barbarian translations and impure forms: Hodgson, Waddell, Blavatsky ; Kipling's Kim, lamas, and epiphanies ; Younghusband: arrivals and departures.
  • pt. 2. Tibet in English. New Age Namtars: Tibetan autobiographies in English ; Siblings of the Dalai Lama: Jetsun Pema and Thubten Jigme Norbu ; Monks' tales: Geshe Rabten and Lobsang Gyatso ; The double life of the Dalai Lama ; Reincarnate lamas: Chögyam Trungpa and Chagdud Tulku ; Tibetan women in the western Buddhist lineage: Rinchen Dolma Taring and Dorje Yudon Yuthok ; Political prisoners: Palden Gyatso and Ama Adhe ; Resisting exile: Tashi Tsering.
  • Appendix: Transliteration of Tibetan words.

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