His Holiness the Dalai Lama

DEBORAH HART STROBER and GERALD S. STROBER are the authors of four previous oral histories, including one on the Kennedy presidency, "Let Us Begin Anew"; Nixon: An Oral History of His Presidency; The Reagan Presidency: An Oral History of the Era; and Monarchy: An Oral Biography of Elizabeth II. They live in New York City.

Preface. Acknowledgments. Chronology. The Interviewees. PART I: SIMPLE MONK, WORLD LEADER. Chapter 1: The Public Dalai Lama: His Appeal to the Masses. Chapter 2: Glimpses of the Private Dalai Lama: His Character and Personality. Chapter 3: Toronto, April 2004. PART II: BEGINNINGS. Chapter 4: From Taktser to Lhasa. Chapter 5: Coming of Age in Occupied Tibet: Uprising and Exile. Chapter 6: Dharamsala: The Early Years in "Little Lhasa". PART III: SPIRITUAL SAINT OR POLITICAL TROUBLEMAKER? Chapter 7: Taking the Dalai Lama's Political Message Regarding China Abroad. Chapter 8: Promoting the Dalai Lama's Spiritual Message Abroad. PART IV: CONFRONTING CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTIES. Chapter 9: The Dalai Lama and the Exile Community Today. Chapter 10: Chinese Calculations and Miscalculations. PART V: LOOKING AHEAD. Chapter 11: Dialogues. Chapter 12: The Future of the Institution of the Dalai Lama. Index. Illustrations.