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Author Diehl, Keila.

Title Echoes from Dharamsala [electronic resource] : music in the life of a Tibetan refugee community / Keila Diehl.

Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xxv, 312 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Tibetans -- India -- Dharmsala -- Music -- History and criticism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0520230434 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520230442 (paper : alk. paper)

 
    
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