Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures and Tables viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Note on Transliteration and the Wylie System x
6. List of Abbreviations xi
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I Inequalities in Exile
9. Chapter 1 ‘Because we are Tibetans …’: Talking about Health 15
10. Chapter 2 ‘India is the Happiest Place!’: Contextualising Exile 30
11. Chapter 3 The Pathogenic Nature of Exile 43
12. Chapter 4 From ‘Old-timers’ to ‘Newcomers’: Social Inequalities in the Diaspora 54
13. Part II The Role of Traditional Tibetan Medicine
14. Chapter 5 The Mentsikhang: Construing Traditional Authority 77
15. Chapter 6 Humours on Trial: The Mentsikhang’s Dilemmas 98
16. Epilogue 127
17. Glossary of Tibetan Words with Wylie Spellings 130
18. Bibliography 143
19. Index 151