Tibet

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  Tibet: A History

  By Sam van Schaik

  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.

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  Tibet: The Great Game and Tsarist Russia

  By Tatʹi︠a︡na Lʹvovna Shaumi︠a︡n

  Tibet is now a focal point in international politics. Drawing on newly available archives, this provides important background for this controversy, situating Tibet in the context of the Anglo-Russian rivalry...

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  Tibet: The Road Ahead

  By Dawa Norbu

  Our rendezvous was Rinag, the Black Hill opposite the Ponto Hill. I drove the donkeys to Gochung after dusk. While they were being loaded, my aunt's tears were rolling down her wrinkled cheeks, and she overwhelmed me with good advice.

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  Tibet: Buddhas, Gods, Saints

  By Maria Angela Algar, Museum der Kulturen Basel

  The Tibet collection, housed since 1998 in the Museum der Kulturen in Basel is the most important of its kind in Europe. Collected over a period of 30 years, it...

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  Tibet

  By Colin Turnbull, Thubten Jigme Norbu

  An account of the history, religion and people of Tibet.

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  Tibet: The Road Ahead

  By Dawa Norbu

  A description of life in rural Tibet before the Chinese invasion and during the early part of the occupation. The first part describes the early life of the author and his commoner family between 1950 and 1959 inside Tibet.

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  Tibet: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit

  By Chris Taylor

  Tibet's turbulent history, religious fervor and wild mountain scenery are just some of the things that draw travelers. This updated guide helps take some of the uncertainty out of making a visit.

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  Tibet: A Travel Survival Kit

  By Michael Buckley, Robert Strauss

  Tibet: A Travel Survival Kit

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  Tibet

  By Bradley Mayhew, Michael Kohn

  All New Highlights and planning sections Practical directory Itineraries Easy-to-use maps Cross-referencing throughout Lonely Planet indisputably makes the most far-flung destinations seem instantly accessible Shangri-la, the Land of Snows, ...

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  Tibet: A Travel Survival Kit

  By Robert Strauss

  Updated second edition of a book first published in 1986.

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  Tibet

  By Chris Taylor

  Tibet

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  Tibet: An Unfinished Story

  By Lezlee Brown Halper, Stefan A. Halper

  ... When Iron Gates Yield (Chicago: Moody Press, 1955), p. 107. Ibid. Interview with George Patterson, Scotland. Quoted ... Freedom in Exile, pp. 53–4. The Dalai Lama usually ascends to the throne as leader at the age of eighteen. Ibid ...

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  Tibet: The Road Ahead

  By Dawa Norbu

  Tells the story of ordinary Tibetans in the twentieth century.

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  Tibet

  By Michael Buckley

  Exploring ethnic Tibet independently is a challenge. With the 'land of snows' having some of the wildest and roughest road routes in high Asia, motoring, mountain-biking and trekking options are all given due attention in this new edition.

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  Tibet

  By Michael Buckley

  Michael Buckley. Snow Lion Publications ' Learning Practical Tibetan ( book and two audio cassettes - see www.snowlionpub.com ) and Lonely Planet's Tibetan Phrasebook . Phrasebooks are only as good as the sounds you can elicit from them ...