Monks behaving badly /
Documentary series following a year in the life of the society living in and around the Tibetan town of Gyantse. In the Pel Kor monastery, the director Choephel discovers that some irreplaceable statues have been stolen and the theft gives the local Communist Party an excuse to put in a government &...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK :
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),
2008.
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| Series: | VAST: academic video online
Year in Tibet ; 4 |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT : Owned by Walker Library |
| Summary: | Documentary series following a year in the life of the society living in and around the Tibetan town of Gyantse. In the Pel Kor monastery, the director Choephel discovers that some irreplaceable statues have been stolen and the theft gives the local Communist Party an excuse to put in a government 'work team' to weed out monks they think are behaving badly. Lhakpa heads north in search of a lucrative job on a building site, and Butri gets an unpleasant surprise as she approaches her retirement. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 21, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (52 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:52:00 |
