| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-308) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Theory at home and in the field -- Dharamsala : a resting place to pass through -- "There is a tension in our hearts" : constructing the rich cultural heritage of Tibet -- Taking refuge in (and from) India : film songs, angry mobs, and other exilic pleasures and fears -- The West as surrogate Shangri-La : rock and roll and rangzen as style and ideology -- The nail that sticks up gets hammered down : making modern Tibetan music -- Little jolmo bird in the willow grove : crafting Tibetan song lyrics -- A peek through ragged tent flaps and Heaven's door : concerts that rupture and bond -- Conclusion : Cycles, echoes, and their implications. |
| Summary |
In this book, Keila Diehl uses music to understand the experiences of Tibetans living in Dharamsala, a town in the Indian Himalayas that for more than 40 years has been home to Tibet's government-in-exile. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tibetans -- India -- Dharmsāla -- Music -- History and criticism.
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Tibetans. |
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India -- Dharmsāla. |
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Music. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Diehl, Keila. Echoes from Dharamsala. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002 0520230434 0520230442 (DLC) 2001005934 (OCoLC)48053765 |
| ISBN |
9780520936003 (electronic book) |
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0520936000 (electronic book) |
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0585468788 (electronic book) |
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9780585468785 (electronic book) |
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0520230434 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520230439 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520230442 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520230446 (paper ; alkaline paper) |
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