Zaxi Ciren de zi zhuan
Edición de la obra The Struggle for Modern Tibet
| Autor | Melvyn C. Goldstein |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Ming jing chu ban she |
| Fecha de publicación | 2000 |
| Lugar | Xianggang |
| Idioma | chino |
| Páginas | 330 |
| ISBN-10 | 9628563505 |
| OCLC | 48926098, 502969494 |
| LCCN | 2006311386 |
| Serie | "Fu hua shi jie" xi lie -- 20 |
| Número de Cutter | G624x |
This captivating autobiography by a Tibetan educator and former political prisoner is full of twists and turns. Born in 1929 in a Tibetan village, Tsering developed a strong dislike of his country's theocratic ruling elite. As a 13-year-old member of the Dalai Lama's personal dance troupe, he was frequently whipped or beaten by teachers for minor infractions. A heterosexual, he escaped by becoming a drombo, or homosexual passive partner and sex-toy, for a well-connected monk. After studying at the University of Washington, he returned to Chinese-occupied Tibet in 1964, convinced that Tibet could become a modernized society based on socialist, egalitarian principles only through cooperation with the Chinese. Denounced as a 'counterrevolutionary' during Mao's Cultural Revolution, he was arrested in 1967 and spent six years in prison or doing forced labor in China. Officially exonerated in 1978, Tsering became a professor of English at Tibet University in Lhasa. He now raises funds to build schools in Tibet's villages, emphasizing Tibetan language and culture.