Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History

by Canyon Sam

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Through a lyrical narrative of her journey to Tibet in 2007, activist Canyon Sam contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. Traveling on China's new "Sky Train," she celebrates Tibetan New Year with the Lhasa family whom she'd befriended decades earlier and concludes an oral-history project with women elders.

As she uncovers stories of Tibetan women's courage, resourcefulness, and spiritual strength in the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:029598953X

ISBN13:9780295989532

Release Date:July 2015

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Length:284 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Asia Central Asia Europe Food, Lodging & Transportation Gender Studies History India Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Railroad Travel Social Science Social Sciences Tibet Travel Women in History Women's Studies Writing

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