02405cam a2200385 a 4500 57373 20230410123913.0 071022s2008 nyu b 000 0deng 2007043991 (OCoLC)ocn166367935 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER YDXCP GK8 JTE C#P BUR VP@ DRFGD 9780307267603 (alk. paper) 0307267601 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)166367935 294.3/923092 B 22 GRAL L984o 2008 Iyer, Pico. The open road : the global journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama / Pico Iyer. 1st ed. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. viii, 275 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. This book is the first serious consideration of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher. Author Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his father's) for three decades--an ongoing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, Iyer captures the paradoxes of the Dalai Lama's position: though he has brought the ideas of Tibet to world attention, Tibet itself is being remade as a Chinese province; though he was born in one of the remotest, least developed places on earth, he has become a champion of globalism and technology. He is a religious leader who warns against being distracted by religion; a Tibetan head of state who suggests that exile from Tibet can be an opportunity; an incarnation of a Tibetan god who stresses his humanity. Iyer illuminates the hidden life, the transforming ideas, and the daily challenges of a global icon.--From publisher description. Bstan-®dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2007043991-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2007043991-d.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2007043991-s.html Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0007365136 Baker & Taylor BKTY 24.00 18.00 0307267601 0007365136 active YBP Library Services YANK 2721862 lcc bk lmminaya C0 DRFGD 67975 67975 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 3 0 L984o 2008 00000058742 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk