Author: August Hermann Francke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A History of Western Tibet
Author: August Hermann Francke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A History of Western Tibet
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788121235563
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788121235563
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Nomads of Western Tibet
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520072114
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
this copiously illustrated book is a fascinating account of these remarkable people, of their traditional way of survival. In a world where indigenous peoples and their environments are vanishing at alarming rates, the survival of this way of life represents an unexpected and heartening victory for humanity.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520072114
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
this copiously illustrated book is a fascinating account of these remarkable people, of their traditional way of survival. In a world where indigenous peoples and their environments are vanishing at alarming rates, the survival of this way of life represents an unexpected and heartening victory for humanity.
A History of Western Tibet
Author: August Hermann Francke (Moravian missionary.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951
Author: Melvyn C. Goldstein
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520911765
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
The "Tibetan Question," the nature of Tibet's political status vis-à-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to interested observers. While one faction has argued that Tibet was, in the main, historically independent until it was conquered by the Chinese Communists in 1951 and incorporated into the new Chinese state, the other faction views Tibet as a traditional part of China that split away at the instigation of the British after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and was later dutifully reunited with "New China" in 1951. In contrast, this comprehensive study of modern Tibetan history presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. Drawing on a wealth of British, American, and Indian diplomatic records; first-hand-historical accounts written by Tibetan participants; and extensive interviews with former Tibetan officials, monastic leaders, soldiers, and traders, Goldstein meticulously examines what happened and why. He balances the traditional focus on international relations with an innovative emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. Scholars and students of Asian history will find this work an invaluable resource and interested readers will appreciate the clear explanation of highly polemicized, and often confusing, historical events.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520911765
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
The "Tibetan Question," the nature of Tibet's political status vis-à-vis China, has been the subject of often bitterly competing views while the facts of the issue have not been fully accessible to interested observers. While one faction has argued that Tibet was, in the main, historically independent until it was conquered by the Chinese Communists in 1951 and incorporated into the new Chinese state, the other faction views Tibet as a traditional part of China that split away at the instigation of the British after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty and was later dutifully reunited with "New China" in 1951. In contrast, this comprehensive study of modern Tibetan history presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. Drawing on a wealth of British, American, and Indian diplomatic records; first-hand-historical accounts written by Tibetan participants; and extensive interviews with former Tibetan officials, monastic leaders, soldiers, and traders, Goldstein meticulously examines what happened and why. He balances the traditional focus on international relations with an innovative emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. Scholars and students of Asian history will find this work an invaluable resource and interested readers will appreciate the clear explanation of highly polemicized, and often confusing, historical events.
A History of Western Tibet
Author: August Hermann Francke (Philologe, Sprachforscher)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 141
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
A History of Western Tibet, One of the Unknown Empires ... With Maps and Illustrations [and a Preface by F.W. Thomas].
Author: August Hermann FRANCKE (Moravian Missionary.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
The Dawn of Tibet
Author: John Vincent Bellezza
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442234628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This unique book reveals the existence of an advanced civilization where none was known before, presenting an entirely new perspective on the culture and history of Tibet. In his groundbreaking study of an epic period in Tibet few people even knew existed, John Vincent Bellezza details the discovery of an ancient people on the most desolate reaches of the Tibetan plateau, revolutionizing our ideas about who Tibetans really are. While many associate Tibet with Buddhism, it was also once a land of warriors and chariots, whose burials included megalithic arrays and golden masks. This first Tibetan civilization, known as Zhang Zhung, was a cosmopolitan one with links extending across Eurasia, bringing it in line with many of the major cultural innovations of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Based on decades of research, The Dawn of Tibet draws on a rich trove of archaeological, textual, and ethnographic materials collected and analyzed by the author. Bellezza describes the vast network of castles, temples, megaliths, necropolises, and rock art established on the highest and now depopulated part of the Tibetan plateau. He relates literary tales of priests and priestesses, horned deities, and the celestial afterlife to the actual archaeological evidence, providing a fascinating perspective on the origins and development of civilization. The story builds to the present by following the colorful culture of the herders of Upper Tibet, an ancient people whose way of life is endangered by modern development. Tracing Bellezza’s epic journeys across lands where few Westerners have ventured, this book provides a compelling window into the most inaccessible reaches of Tibet and a civilization that flourished long before Buddhism took root.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442234628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This unique book reveals the existence of an advanced civilization where none was known before, presenting an entirely new perspective on the culture and history of Tibet. In his groundbreaking study of an epic period in Tibet few people even knew existed, John Vincent Bellezza details the discovery of an ancient people on the most desolate reaches of the Tibetan plateau, revolutionizing our ideas about who Tibetans really are. While many associate Tibet with Buddhism, it was also once a land of warriors and chariots, whose burials included megalithic arrays and golden masks. This first Tibetan civilization, known as Zhang Zhung, was a cosmopolitan one with links extending across Eurasia, bringing it in line with many of the major cultural innovations of the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Based on decades of research, The Dawn of Tibet draws on a rich trove of archaeological, textual, and ethnographic materials collected and analyzed by the author. Bellezza describes the vast network of castles, temples, megaliths, necropolises, and rock art established on the highest and now depopulated part of the Tibetan plateau. He relates literary tales of priests and priestesses, horned deities, and the celestial afterlife to the actual archaeological evidence, providing a fascinating perspective on the origins and development of civilization. The story builds to the present by following the colorful culture of the herders of Upper Tibet, an ancient people whose way of life is endangered by modern development. Tracing Bellezza’s epic journeys across lands where few Westerners have ventured, this book provides a compelling window into the most inaccessible reaches of Tibet and a civilization that flourished long before Buddhism took root.
Tibet
Author: Sam van Schaik
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300154046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300154046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.
A History of Western Tibet with Maps and Illustrations
Author: August Hermann Francke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
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