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The Politics of Sorrow
Unity and Allegiance Across Tibetan Exile
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English
Published/Copyright:
2025
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The Politics of Sorrow tells the story of the Group of Thirteen, a collective of chieftains and lamas from the regions of Kham and Amdo, who sought to preserve Tibet’s cultural diversity in exile.
Author / Editor information
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa is a professor of literature and creative writing at Villanova University. She is the author of the poetry collections My Rice Tastes Like the Lake (2011), In the Absent Everyday (2005), and Rules of the House (2002), as well as the memoir Coming Home to Tibet (2016). Her mother served as a member of parliament in the exile government for three terms.
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Carole McGranahan, author of Writing Anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment:
Bold, brave, and brilliant. In The Politics of Sorrow, Tsering Wangmo Dhompa unfolds an unknown, painful part of Tibetan history with the context and respect it deserves. Written with care, curiosity, and a poet’s eye for detail, this book should be widely read and engaged.
Bold, brave, and brilliant. In The Politics of Sorrow, Tsering Wangmo Dhompa unfolds an unknown, painful part of Tibetan history with the context and respect it deserves. Written with care, curiosity, and a poet’s eye for detail, this book should be widely read and engaged.
Tsering Shakya, author of The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947:
Poignant and deeply personal, The Politics of Sorrow delves into the heart of the Tibetan struggle for identity. Grappling with the profound question of what constitutes a national identity amid the challenges of displacement, Dhompa chronicles Tibetans’ arduous pursuit of building a nation in exile and invites readers to witness a community’s journey to discover its voice.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE
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NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION, TITLES, AND NAMES
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TIMELINE OF TEXTS AND EVENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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1 A GOVERNMENT IN EXILE
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2 UNITY IN EXILE
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3 THE GROUP OF THIRTEEN
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4 THE SEVEN RESOLUTIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
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5 AGAINST THE GRAIN OF HISTORY
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6 THE CONVERGENCE OF THE THIRTEEN LEADERS
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7 A POLITICS OF SORROW
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8 THE PEOPLE’S GOVERNMENT
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CONCLUSION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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LIST OF THIRTEEN FOUNDERS AND SETTLEMENTS
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Appendix
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NOTES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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March 25, 2025
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9780231559393
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6 b&w photographs, 2 maps
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