Description
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