Tibet History

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Discover the majestic landscapes, ancient traditions, and the relentless quest for freedom in this captivating journey. Explore the spiritual and everyday life of Tibetan civilization, from the mysterious beginnings of its people to their ongoing struggles under Chinese rule.

'In a Nutshell', the new audiobook series from Naxos AudioBooks, continues with a fascinating history of Tibet. Part of China for many years, yet with a clearly distinctive culture (with the central devotion of its people being to Buddhism and the Dalai Lama), Tibet has a unique character in the panoply of world nations. Here we have an independent view of its history and the customs and beliefs of its people - and a commentary on the current situation.

Tendöl Namling turned 60 in March 2019. She was born at the time when the Dalai Lama fled from Lhasa and the uprising of his people by the Chinese People's Army was brutally suppressed. She has lived for 22 years under Chinese rule. As the daughter of a high government official, she underwent the ordeal of "re-education" with full force. All she has kept from these years are painful memories and some crumpled photographs. They show her with her friends and cousins in Lhasa, smiling as if nothing had happened.

Im kommenden Jahr wird der Dalai Lama 90 Jahre alt. Was bedeutet das nahende Lebensende des aktuellen Dalai Lamas für den Fortbestand der tibetischen Kultur? Werden die Chancen für mehr Freiheit weiter schrumpfen, die bereits seit der Eingliederung des Landes in die VR China in den fünfziger Jahren immer weiter beschnitten wurde? Und warum ist die Strategie des Dalai Lama gegenüber Peking gescheitert?

In questo approfondimento ripercorriamo la storia del conflitto sino-tibetano, che da decenni macchia le vite e le speranze di un popolo. Nel 1950, il Partito Comunista Cinese lanciò l'invasione del Tibet. Dal punto di vista dei tibetani, questa invasione interruppe secoli di nazione indipendente. Per i cinesi, invece, si trattava della ripresa del controllo di una parte del loro territorio sovrano, che era stata loro strappata nell'ultimo secolo dagli imperialismi stranieri e dalle guerre civili.