One Hundred Thousand Moons : An Advanced Political History of Tibet (1976)

by Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa

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Series: Brill's Tibetan Studies Library (23)

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A sustained argument for Tibetan independence, this volume also serves as an introduction to many aspects of Tibetan culture, society, and especially religion with a compendium of biographies of the most significant religious and political figures.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Kapstein, Matthew T.	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Maher, Derek F.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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One Hundred Thousand Moons : An Advanced Political History of Tibet

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Bod kyi srid don rgyal rabs

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1976

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This book is dedicated to the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, the Tibetan people, and those people throughout the world who work tirelessly for peace and justice in the face of ignorance, hatred, and the lust for power. [from the 2010 English translation]

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This extensive chapter, which could serve as a stand-alone primer on Tibet, begins by introducing poetic allusions employed to refer to the country and discussing possible origins for its name.

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Original Tibetan edition published in 1976. Brill's English translation published in 2010.

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A sustained argument for Tibetan independence, this volume also serves as an introduction to many aspects of Tibetan culture, society, and especially religion with a compendium of biographies of the most significant religious and political figures.

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