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

By: Diehl, Keila.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002Description: xxv, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Tibetans -- India -- Dharmsala -- Music -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 780/.89/954054 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-308) and index.

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.

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