Lives in Exile - Exploring the Inner World of Tibetan Refugees

This book explores the devastating consequences and psychological ruptures of refugeehood as it evocatively recounts the life histories of dislocated Tibetans expelled from their homes since 1959. It offers an understanding of unconscious processes and the intergenerational transmission of trauma across generations.

List of contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction to the Second Edition. Introduction to the First Edition. Part I: Story of Tibet I 1. No Time to Bid Adieu: Life-stories from the Generation that Fled 2. Children of Exile: The Second Generation 3. Divergent Paths: Predicaments of the Dalai Lama’s Youthful Children Part II: Story of Tibet II 4. The Life and Times of Young ‘Recent Arrivals’ 5. Prisoners of Conscience Part III: Self and Exile 6. Glimpses into the Inner World of the Tibetan Refugee Appendix I: A Chronology of Some Relevant Political Events in the Recent History of Tibet Appendix II: A Brief Statement on the Rise of Communism in China and its Advent in Tibet Appendix III: Towards a Common Ground: Communism, Buddhism and Psychoanalysis Bibliography. Index.

About the author

Honey Oberoi Vahali is Psychoanalyst, Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at the School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi, India. For over two decades, she has been closely involved with the political movement of the exiled people of Tibet living in India. As a researcher and psychotherapist, the author has been exploring bridges and inter-relational spaces between psychoanalysis, existentialism, radical spiritualties and engaged social activism.

Summary

This book explores the devastating consequences and psychological ruptures of refugeehood as it evocatively recounts the life histories of dislocated Tibetans expelled from their homes since 1959. It offers an understanding of unconscious processes and the intergenerational transmission of trauma across generations.

Product details

• Authors: Honey Oberoi Vahali, Honey (University of New Delhi Oberoi Vahali, Honey Oberoi Vahali
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367534370
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53437-0
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Tibet, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Politics & government, Politics and government, Asian History, Refugees and political asylum, Refugees & Political Asylum