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Description
Tibet has come to be synonymous with spirituality. It seems that the many hardships endured by the Tibetans - oppressive authorities, extreme altitude, harsh climate - have forced many to focus on the next life rather than the present. Today, still under Chinese occupation, Tibet struggles to regain its independent status.
Chapters consider the land and its identity, religion and beliefs, Kings and Lamas and the invasion and colonization of Tibet. A section of documents looks at travellers to Tibet, Tibetan poetry and medicine and the Tibet China Agreement of 1951.
A richly illustrated book which examines the turbulent history of a beautiful country
About the Author
Francoise Pommaret is a French ethno-historian and Tibetologist.
Reviews
'Exceptionally interesting ... recommended to anyone who wants an introduction to Tibetan political and cultural history' - Circle of Inner Asian Art Newsletter
Book Information
ISBN 9780500301128
Author Francoise Pommaret
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 250g
Chapters consider the land and its identity, religion and beliefs, Kings and Lamas and the invasion and colonization of Tibet. A section of documents looks at travellers to Tibet, Tibetan poetry and medicine and the Tibet China Agreement of 1951.
A richly illustrated book which examines the turbulent history of a beautiful country
About the Author
Francoise Pommaret is a French ethno-historian and Tibetologist.
Reviews
'Exceptionally interesting ... recommended to anyone who wants an introduction to Tibetan political and cultural history' - Circle of Inner Asian Art Newsletter
Book Information
ISBN 9780500301128
Author Francoise Pommaret
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 250g
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