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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia"><i>** with apologies for cross posting **</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">The editors of </span><i style="font-family:Georgia">Asian Highlands Perspectives</i><span style="font-family:Georgia"> are pleased
to announce AHP 26: </span><i style="font-family:Georgia">Tibetan Nomad
Childhood</i><span style="font-family:Georgia">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">Karma Donrub's (Kar+ma don 'grub) life begins on
the boundless Tibetan grassland in 1983 in Yushu (Yul shul) Tibetan Autonomous
Prefecture, Qinghai (Mtsho sgnon) Province. Living in a black yak hair tent,
Karma Dondrub begins tending his family's yak calves as soon as he can walk, in
a grassland so barren that he is startled upon first seeing a tree at the age
of eight. Charlatan livestock-stealing monks, anthrax, death, birth, happiness,
and encounters with modern education create a powerful, unparalleled account of
Tibetan nomad childhood in the late twentieth century - a way of life that will
soon be forever gone.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">This new volume is available
as an at-cost hardcover book:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">and as a free PDF:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/tibetan-nomad-childhood"><span style="font-family:Georgia">http://plateauculture.org/writing/tibetan-nomad-childhood</span></a><span style="font-family:Georgia"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">ACCLAIM FOR <i>TIBETAN NOMAD CHILDHOOD</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">Karma Dondrub's novel is a
heart-rending account of growing up in a stark landscape as a Tibetan lad.
Particularly touching is how he deals with the disenchantment of his first
love. This is a book that will definitely transport the reader into a different
time, place, and mind. <i>Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:Georgia"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">This authentic account of
life on the grasslands is valuable for its detail and depth of insight, and
more so because it is written in the first person, by a young Tibetan from a
nomad family. Religion, social and political structures, and the realities of
life and death in the Tibetan highlands are described in frank, straightforward
language. A useful book for western students and scholars. <i>Paul Nietupski,
John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio USA</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">Karma Dondrub narrates truly
captivating tales of his life growing up on the grasslands of Eastern Tibet. He
paints a picture that highlights the turbulent and wonderful experiences of
youth. <i>Douglas Duckworth, Florida State University</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">A rare look into a little
known part of the world through the eyes of a local young man coming of age.
Interlaced with folktales, anecdotes, and real-life horrors and triumphs, the
narrative stirs the readers' imagination and augments understanding of a remote
and challenging way of life. <i>Keith Dede, Lewis & Clark</i></span><span style="font-family:Georgia"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">With each turn of the page
the color of the land, customs, and culture of the Tibetan nomad people
playfully comes to life. Journey high on the Tibetan Plateau with Karma Dondrub
as your guide, and experience life in this remote part of the world. Thoroughly
enjoyable. <i>Dave Webb, University of Western Australia</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:Georgia"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">This is an extraordinarily
revealing account of the true life of a young Tibetan man and of the lifestyle
from which he has grown. A grand work of a true lived life. <i>Huadan Zhaxi,
Humbolt University, Berlin</i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">AHP Editors</span></p>
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