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Tears of Blood : A Cry for Tibet Hardcover – October 1, 1999

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A chronicle of the Chinese subjugation of Tibet describes the horrors the Chinese government has inflicted on this mountain nation, told with unflinching detail, with reports taken from refugees.

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84 pages
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English
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Counterpoint
Publication date

October 1, 1999
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6.25 x 1.25 x 10 inches
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158243025X
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978-1582430256
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A former journalist and broadcaster, Mary Craig is the author of many books, including Kundun, a critically acclaimed biography of the Dalai Lama's family. She lives in Hampshire, England.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Counterpoint (October 1, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 84 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 158243025X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1582430256
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 10 inches

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Lois G. Kemerer

Slaughter in the Roof of the World!

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014

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This is a strong view of Tibet as it progresses into the communistic way of life. It shows how the Tibetans were slaughtered especially in the monasteries where they did not possess modern artilary to protect themselves. They were not aware of planes or the modern way of travel in war. It is a very sad story of reality hitting these people of gentle ways against the Chinese military taking over their peaceful land. A tear jerker for sure!

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2006

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I never heard of the term "thamzing", but this book is full of primary sources or accounts of public torture and Chinese communist lies. I cried several times reading this book due to the horrible accounts. There is a real cry, by many of the tortured... why do so many people not believe them?

Progress, by no means is worth any human loss of life.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016

Awesome.

Documenting a hell of opposition to other people's evils

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2011

Craig presents a long stream of horrific reports detailing military attacks, massacres, killings, detentions, tortures, rapes, beatings, demolitions, confiscations of property, and inquisition-like attempts at thought control. The accounts are given as examples which seem to represent the norm in China's administration of Tibet. And in the light of these accounts, the Chinese appear to be monsters. Their invasion of Tibet seems almost as brutal as the US conquest of Native America. Their military suppression of opposition seems almost as murderous as Russian operations in Afghanistan, or US operations in Vietnam. The condescending cultural imperialism of Chinese officials seems almost as bad as European racism in colonial Africa. The heavy-handed attempts to eradicate Tibetan culture seem abusive as the old Canadian residential school system for Native children.

Craig's denunciation of Chinese crimes seems to cry out for collective punishment of the Chinese people. The anger she conveys resembles that of articulate spokesmen for the Palestinians. She honors the Dalai Lama for his devotion to non-violence, but sympathizes with those who would use any means necessary. In denouncing the evils of other nations, she sounds more like a supporter of Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair, and less like a follower of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, or the Dalai Lama.

--author of A Galaxy of Immortal Women: The Yin Side of Chinese Civilization

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R. M. Williams

balanced, thoughtful approach to tibet

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2003

Genocide. Ecocide. ugly words, but far worse is the actual doing of these atrocities. the book is passionate without being preachy, balanced in trying to stick to the facts without over dramatizing them. its is well written and easily read, convincing and deeply saddening. a must read for anyone desirous of knowing what is going on on The Roof of the World.
realpolitik versus the faith of the Dalai Lama and the people of Tibet. chinese communist with the millenium old chinese racism and serious blindness to all things not-chinese versus poor, buddhist, hill people. Tibet is loosing and may already have lost.
One thing missing from the book is an impassioned and reasonable plead of why the West, European and American people should give a damn about what happens in such a remote, poor, unimportant part of the world. her argument stems only from a call to justice and a call to the unity of humanity. and this is relatively unspoken. it is assumed in her passion for the people and Tibet and justice for there case.
Give me a minute to argue the Tibetan case.
1- you buy Chinese goods, these effectively support the government and allow the rape of this poor country and its people
2-there is a unity of humanity. we in the west are detribalized and owe little loyalty between the level of our families and the national governments.
3-the connectedness of all is real. for instance. ship the tibetan forests to china, silt load in the major rivers in India will be enormously increased. the destruction and flooding there will kill millions and destroy the wealth of another poor nation. this will have great effect on the military and political situation in this volitile region.
4-in is an example of the nature of chinese, communist, secular, expansionist, imperialist power at it rawist, most destructive, murderous.
5-the tibetan people through the Dalai Lama partly, but through their faith have much to teach the world, and they are doing so in actions, with their bodies and lives in a way that shames the materialist West. a very important lesson about what is really important in life.
but after all of this.
justice freedom faith
are more than words. they are deeds.
and this book will help you understand why some people are killing other people in Tibet. today. tomorrow.

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If you do know a good bit about the struggle and even if you don't

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2009

This book is great and by great, I mean that it's very well-written, loaded with info and gives human voices and faces to the struggle from Tibetans of all classes. It's not easy to read due to the injustices but the writer has made it easy for anyone to comprehend. I have previously known a bit of the struggle from some research, documentaries, etc. I still found a great deal of information in the book. Again, a person need not be well-versed on the subject due to the east of the writing.

It DOES put a very human face to the struggle and, should you choose to read this book, you will feel the injustice of this and the frustration with everyone's going along with China and making Tibet stand alone against such a tide of blood.

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Joe Mickey

To understand China, Ask a Tibetan

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2000

China is now the newest trading partner for America. This bookand "In Exile from the Land of Snows" by John Avedon offer agreat deal of understanding tho the nature of the Government ofChina. If you are planning to do business or just buy the "Madein China" Label you should want to understand where much of yourinvestment goes and the horrors that your dollars pay for. This is nota read that will leave you unmoved. You will want to know more...Another Video to see is a chinese and Tibetan language film "Windhorse" Very accurate when compared to the other histories listed above and current news reports out of Tibet. For more on Tibet visit the website of the Tibetan Government in Exile at [...] or for a beginners introduction to Tibet visit [...] and then come back and get this book. Reading this book is a worthwhile journey in today's global marketplace.

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Flo

Essential reading!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2010

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Having booked to visit Tibet in August 2009 I wanted to understand the historical background behind the country. I started with "a little light reading" from Heinrich Harrer...great as an introduction but I wanted something more up to date...
Then, I read "Tears of Blood...". What a shocking revelation! It is a history of Tibet until 1991, with a short afterword to 1998. A large amount of research for the book has been amassed from interviews with Tibetan refugees, who have risked the treacherous journey to reach safety in India, as well as the Dalai Lama and others. Every chapter gives detailed information of events that have taken place over the years, and are continuing even now, at the hands of an oppressive, shameless and heartless invader. There is nothing "liberating" about what they are doing. The accounts of systematic genocide and inhumane atrocities against the simple devout Tibetan people are as rivetting as they are harrowing. They compare easily with the barbaric excesses carried out by other regimes in this century. It will make you cry...all the more reason to read it!

Like the two other reviews, I agree that it is a superb account of a country and people that are being allowed to disappear from our planet. Unfortunately, my subsequent travels in Tibet only serve to reinforce this despair at the world's indifference...

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anon

Tears of Blood: A Cry for Tibet

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2014

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A graphic and terrible incitement of the systematic destruction of Tibet. One can hardly say that it is a book one loves, but it is a necessary expose of a great continuing tragedy, which should be read. Would recommend.

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john smith

good condition.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2016

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Just as expected, good condition.