Download or read book Bhutan and Tibet written by George Bogle and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tibetan Wars Through Sikkim Bhutan and Nepal written by M. N. Gulati and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peace mission of 1903 ultimately turned out to be a powerful military expedition of 1904 for which necessary planning was already in place. The Sappers and Sikh pioneers constituted the majority of the force, and a Sapper general was in command.
Download or read book Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas written by Peter Harrison and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spread of Buddism and Tibetan secular power throughout the Himalayas led to a distinctive style of fortifications not found anywhere else. This book looks at Himalayan fortifications, from their creation in the Middle Ages to their destruction and capture by the Chinese in the 20th century.
Download or read book The People of Tibet written by Sir Charles Alfred Bell and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1992 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book is an attempt to speak about the life of the Tibetan people in their own homes. The contents are leaved on the author`s first-hand knowledge of Tibetan life during a residence of nearly twenty years from conversation with his Tibetan acquaintances in their own language not through interpreters. In order to keep this volume within moderate limits he had to exclude from it many aspects of Tibetan life. Shut-off from the outer world by their immense mountain barriers Tibet still presented a virgin field of enquiry. There has been little change in the inner life of the people during the last thousand years. As the area is very large and the intercourse of one part with another is restricted, the manners and customs vary in different districts and provinces.
Download or read book The History of Bhutan written by Karma Phuntsho and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008, Bhutan triumphantly took the stage as the world’s youngest democracy. But despite its growing prominence—and rising scholarly interest in the country—Bhutan remains one of the least studied, and least well-known places on the planet. Karma Phuntsho’s The History of Bhutan is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of Bhutan in English. Along with a detailed social and political analysis, it offers substantive discussions of Bhutan’s geography and culture; the result is the clearest, richest account of this nation and its history ever published for general readers. A 2015 Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner
Download or read book Trekking in Nepal West Tibet and Bhutan written by Hugh Swift and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1989 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In the Shadow of the Himalayas written by Kurt Meyer and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kurt Meyer is a Fellow Emeritus of the American Institute of Architects. Meyer first travelled to the Himalayas in the 1970s, with his wife Pamela Deuel Meyer; they lived in Nepal for a decade where they researched the life of John Claude White as well as the art and culture of the artistic Tharu people of Nepal.
Download or read book Himalayan Treasures written by Manfred Giehmann and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected over 25 years during his numerous discovery journeys in the different parts of the vast Himalayan territory, the collection illustrates the region's people heritage and culture. It offers the reader a comprehensive view of the jewellery and ornamental traditions from the many tribal groups living in this part of the world. More than 500 pieces of jewellery and adornments are displayed. The amazing varieties of material, from gold, silver, brass, ivory, semi-precious stones, shells, horn, and leather... demonstrates the unlimited skills of the Himalayan jewellery craftsmen. This book has been written in recognition of their talents. In addition, an authoritative introduction by prominent French scholar Françoise Pommaret, gives the reader a glance into the lifestyles and social systems of the indigenous people of the Himalaya.
Download or read book In the Himalayas written by Jeremy Bernstein and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1989 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of a New Yorker writer's profile of these mysterious lands.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Nepal Bhutan and Tibet Tibet written by Anil Kathuria and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Nepal Bhutan and Tibet Bhutan written by Anil Kathuria and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet and of the Journey of Thomas Manning to Lhasa written by George Bogle and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bhutan written by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated volume presents a wide variety of themes from the historical and modern periods of Bhutan, illustrating change and adaptation to new realities. Topics covered include the exploration of early history, Buddhism and the lives of Bhutanese Buddhist saints, the changing role of local, non-Buddhist religious practitioners in today s society, traditional law and the emergence of a modern legal system, and the seasonal celebrations of an aristocratic family from central Bhutan. The book will be of special interest to students of early Tibetan history, legal history, comparative sociology and cultural anthropology of the Himalayan regions.
Download or read book Tibet Handbook written by Gyurme Dorje and published by Footprint Handbook. This book was released on 1999 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Footprint's Tibet Handbook provides a complete overview of Tibet, the cultural heartland of Inner Asia and the mountain kingdom of Bhutan. Written by a leading expert whose practical and up-to-date knowledge ensures unprecedented depth of detail. The only guidebook to describe comprehensively the whole of Tibet, including the eastern provinces of Kham and Amdo. Detailed practical information on the five 'gateway' cities to the Tibetan plateau including Kathmandu.
Download or read book Memoirs of a Political Officer s Wife in Tibet Sikkim and Bhutan written by Margaret D. Williamson and published by Wisdom Publications (MA). This book was released on 1987 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs portraying life in Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan in the 1930s.
Download or read book The Heart of the World written by Ian Baker and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of Shangri-La emerged from the Tibetan Buddhist belief in beyul, or hidden lands. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of these mythical sanctuaries lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of research and investigation, Buddhist scholar and world-class climber Ian Baker and his team made worldwide news by reaching the bottom of the Tsangpo gorge and finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan seekers. The Heart of the World recounts one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory an extraordinary journey into one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth, a meditation on our place in nature, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhism.
