Tibetan Foothold

Tibetan Foothold
Cover of John Murray first edition (1966)
AuthorDervla Murphy
PublisherJohn Murray
Publication date1966
Pages206 (first edition)
Dewey Decimal325.2515
Preceded byFull Tilt 
Followed byThe Waiting Land 

Tibetan Foothold is a book by Irish author Dervla Murphy. It was first published by John Murray in 1966.

Summary

After her journey by bicycle from Ireland to India in 1963, as described in Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, Murphy immerses herself in the life of the subcontinent. She works for six months in an orphanage for Tibetan children in Northern India, falling in love with the "Tiblets": the children of the new Tibet-in-exile. Murphy also explores India's Tibetan frontier.

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References

  1. ↑ Middleton, Dorothy (March 1967). "Review". The Geographical Journal. 133 (1): 83. doi:10.2307/1794399. JSTOR 1794399.
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  5. ↑ Morris, John (January 1967). "Tibetan Foothold". International Affairs. 43 (1): 177–178. doi:10.2307/2612584. JSTOR 2612584.
  6. ↑ Gillon, Diana; Gillon, Meir (24 June 1966). "A Variety of Deserts". The Guardian. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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