Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Green, Jonathan (Journalist) Title: Murder in the high Himalaya : loyalty, tragedy, and escape from Tibet / Jonathan Green. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Public Affairs, ©2010. Description: xv, 272 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm Summary: A journalist investigates a cold-blooded murder at a Mt. Everest base camp in Chinese-occupied Tibet, a probe during which he learns about the lawless world in the shadows of the world's tallest peaks. Subjects: Human rights -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Case studies. Civil rights -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Case studies. Freedom of religion -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Case studies. Murder -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Case studies. Refugees -- Crimes against -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region. Genre: Case studies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Songs to the Precious One -- Sacred vows -- Forged by mountains -- Escape -- Forbidden kingdom -- Lhasa -- Turquoise Goddess -- Snakeheads -- City on the mountain -- The insider pass -- Murder of ravens -- Bardo: the in-between state -- A dark secret -- Captured by the Wujing -- The responsibility of enlightenment -- A lie uncovered -- Kundun -- Determination -- The razor's edge -- The restless Himalaya -- The price of freedom. LCCN: 2010002571 ISBN: 9781586487140 1586487140 Other Number: 424560307 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 267597 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 323.044 Green Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
