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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">The editors of <i>Asian Highlands Perspectives</i> are pleased
to announce AHP 27: <i>A Northeastern
Tibetan Childhood</i>.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Georgia">Tsering Bum (b. 1985) describes his early life in
Amdo in terms of dreams, herding, punishment from a lama, schooling
experiences, attending a Kalachakra teaching, a <i>lhatzi</i> gathering, irrigation, his grandfather, archery, and other
important moments and influences.</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 (14.83 USD):</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia">and as a free PDF:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia"><a href="http://plateauculture.org/writing/northeast-tibetan-childhood">http://plateauculture.org/writing/northeast-tibetan-childhood</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:Georgia">ACCLAIM FOR A NORTHEASTERN TIBETAN CHILDHOOD</span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;line-height:115%;text-align:justify"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia;line-height:115%;text-align:justify">I highly recommend this
exciting new work. Tsering Bum's account of his life is a quick and pleasant
read, full of insights into many aspects of contemporary Tibetan culture. From
village rituals associated with death and archery contests to the challenges of
modern schooling in rural areas, Tsering Bum leads us quickly through a
narrative that links past and present to hopes for the future. Tibetan Buddhism
and mountain pilgrimage play a limited but significant role in the story. As a
historian, I was most interested in the chapter 'Grandpa' that recounts the
poorly documented but well-known troubles the Amdo Tibetans faced under the
warlord Ma Bufang. </span><i style="font-family:Georgia;line-height:115%;text-align:justify">Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Assistant Professor of
Modern Tibetan Studies, Columbia University</i></p>

<p class="" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Georgia;line-height:normal">This collection offers a poignant, insightful
series of vignettes on life in Tibetan communities. At a time when much
attention is focused on macro issues of state institutions, nationalities
policies, and international implications related to China and Tibet, this study
is a welcome correction that reminds readers of the human stories that are the
foundation for understanding social change in local communities. </span><i style="font-family:Georgia;line-height:normal">Pitman
Potter, Professor of Law; Director, Institute of Asian Research; The
University of British Columbia</i></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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