Download or read book Southern Tibet Discoveries in Former Times Compared with My Own Researches in 1906 1908 written by Sven Anders Hedin and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Britain and Tibet 1765 1947 written by Julie G. Marshall and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography is a record of British relations with Tibet in the period 1765 to 1947. As such it also involves British relations with Russia and China, and with the Himalayan states of Ladakh, Lahul and Spiti, Kumaon and Garhwal, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam, in so far as British policy towards these states was affected by her desire to establish relations with Tibet. It also covers a subject of some importance in contemporary diplomacy. It was the legacy of unresolved problems concerning Tibet and its borders, bequeathed to India by Britain in 1947, which led to border disputes and ultimately to war between India and China in 1962. These borders are still in dispute today. It also provides background information to Tibet's claims to independence, an issue of current importance. The work is divided into a number of sections and subsections, based on chronology, geography and events. The introductions to each of the sections provide a condensed and informative history of the period and place the books and article in their historical context. Most entries are also annotated. This work is therefore both a history and a bibliography of the subject, and provides a rapid entry into a complex area for scholars in the fields of international relations and military history as well as Asian history.

Download or read book History of Central Asia The 4 volume set written by Christoph Baumer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This set includes all four volumes of the critically acclaimed History of Central Asia series. The epic plains and arid deserts of Central Asia have witnessed some of the greatest migrations, as well as many of the most transformative developments, in the history of civilization. Christoph Baumer's ambitious four-volume treatment of the region charts the 3000-year drama of Scythians and Sarmatians; Soviets and transcontinental Silk Roads; trade routes and the transmission of ideas across the steppes; and the breathless and brutal conquests of Alexander the Great and Chinghiz Khan. Masterfully interweaving the stories of individuals and peoples, the author's engaging prose is richly augmented throughout by colour photographs taken on his own travels. This set includes The Age of the Steppe Warriors (Volume 1), The Age of the Silk Roads (Volume 2), The Age of Islam and the Mongols (Volume 3) and The Age of Decline and Revival (Volume 4)

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Download or read book Southern Tibet Vol 4 written by Sven Hedin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Southern Tibet, Vol. 4: Discoveries in Former Times Compared With My Own Researches in 1906-1908; Kara-Korum and Chang-Tang At Tauese two valleys join. The one coming from the south, which I came down in 1901, carries the greater amount of the water forming the rivulet of Drugue. The other, coming from the east, had a little brook with only 1 cub. M. Of water per second. Through this valley our march continues to the S. E., E., N. E. And again S. E. To Muglz'e. The distance is 15 km., and as Muglie is at m., this means a rise of 149 m., or The rocks on the sides of the valley consist of leptite, gneiss and gneiss-granite. At the entrance of the valley there is a little gompa to the left and a ruin to the right. Two or three small gardens are seen, after which there are no more trees until But there is still space enough for small meadows with good grazing. Two erosion terraces show that the brook has carried a considerable amount of water in post-glacial time. The road is situated between the two, and, therefore, a few meters above the brook. From the left side, or S. E., a large tributary valley opens. On the upper part of the crest there was still some snow left. Beyond this place the valley, turning N. E., is a little broader, and there is more room for meadows, the Slope is gentle, and the brook does not form any rapids as hitherto. It looks like a narrow channel winding in all directions, and is well out down in the soft grass-covered ground. Sometimes great granite blocks are passed. Between the projecting mountain-shoulders the screes of detritus slope down, forcing the brook to its meandering course, but always leaving a narrow part of the bottom of the valley. At the place where the valley makes its sharp bend from N. E. To S. E., some small transverse valleys come in from the north, and here three small mauz' rzlgmos have been constructed. As a rule the brook keeps closer to the left side of the valley, and the road follows the right one, not crossing the river a single time. Beyond a gigantic scree from the right side, the meadows of Muglz'e are seen with their excellent grass. Here is the little village of the same name consisting of two or three huts, around which some barley and peas are grown. The latter seldom get ripe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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Download or read book Early Jesuit Travellers in Central Asia 1603 1721 written by Bernhard Weßels and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With special reference to Tibet.

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Download or read book Southern Tibet written by Sven Anders 1865-1952 Hedin and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Gazelle s Dream written by Alison Betts and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the world’s prairies, grasslands, steppes and tundra teemed with massive herds of game: gazelle, wild ass, bison, caribou and antelope. Humans seeking to hunt these large fast-moving herds devised a range of specialised traps that share many characteristics across all continents. Typically consisting of guiding walls or lines of stones leading to an enclosure or trap, game drives were designed for a mass killing. Construction of the game drive, organisation of the hunt and processing of the carcass often required group co-operation and in many cases game drives have been linked to seasonal gatherings of otherwise scattered groups, who may have used these occasions not only to hunt, but also for social, ritual and economic activities. The Gazelle’s Dream: Game Drives of the Old and New Worlds is the first comparative study of game drives, examining this mode of hunting across three continents and a broad range of periods. The book describes the hunting of bison in North America, reindeer in Scandinavia, antelope in Tibet and an extensive array of examples from the greater Middle East, from Egypt to Armenia. The Gazelle’s Dream will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of hunting and wildlife management.

Download or read book Science and Civilisation in China Volume 3 Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth written by Joseph Needham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1959 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two volumes mainly introductory, Dr Needham now embarks upon his systematic study of the development of the natural sciences in China. The Sciences of the Earth follow: geography and cartography, geology, seismology and mineralogy. Dr Needham distinguishes parallel traditions of scientific cartography and religious cosmography in East and West, discussing orbocentric wheel-maps, the origins of the rectangular grid system, sailing charts and relief maps, Chinese survey methods, and the impact of Renaissance cartography on the East. Finally-and here Dr Needham's work has no Western predecessors-there are full accounts of the Chinese contribution to geology and mineralogy.