A Historical Atlas Of Tibet

Author : Karl E. Ryavec
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226732444
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Historical Atlas of Tibet written by Karl E. Ryavec and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The product of twelve years of research and eight more of mapmaking, A Historical Atlas of Tibet documents cultural and religious sites across the Tibetan Plateau and its bordering regions from the Paleolithic and Neolithic times all the way up to today. It ranges through the five main periods in Tibetan history, offering introductory maps of each followed by details of western, central, and eastern regions. It visualizes the history of Tibetan Buddhism, tracing its spread throughout Asia, with thousands of temples mapped, both within Tibet and across North China and Mongolia, all the way to Beijing. There are maps of major polities and their territorial administrations, as well as of the kingdoms of Guge and Purang in western Tibet, and of Derge and Nangchen in Kham. There are town plans of Lhasa and maps that focus on history and language, on population, natural resources, and contemporary politics."--Excerpted from jacket blurb.

Author : Sam van Schaik
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300154046
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibet written by Sam van Schaik and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Gray Tuttle
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231144695
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tibetan History Reader written by Gray Tuttle and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answering a critical need for an accurate, in-depth history of Tibet, this single-volume resource reproduces essential, hard-to-find essays from the past fifty years of Tibetan studies. Covering the social, cultural, and political development of Tibet from the seventh century to the modern period, the volume is organized chronologically and regionally to complement courses in Asian and religious studies and world civilizations. Beginning with Tibet's emergence as a regional power and concluding with its profound contemporary transformations, this anthology offers both a general and ..

Author : Diana Lange
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004416889
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Atlas of the Himalayas by a 19th Century Tibetan Lama written by Diana Lange and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana Lange has solved the mysteries of six panoramic maps of 19th c. Tibet and the Himalayas, known as the British Library's Wise Collection. The result is both a spectacular illustrated ethnographic atlas and a unique compendium of knowledge concerning the mid-19th century Tibetan world, as well as a remarkable account of an academic journey of discovery.This large format book is lavishly illustrated in colour and includes four separate large foldout maps.

Author : Ashild Kolas
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295984810
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Margins of Tibet written by Ashild Kolas and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state of Tibetan culture within contemporary China is a highly politicized topic on which reliable information is rare. Based on fieldwork and interviews conducted between 1998 and 2000 in China's Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures, this book investigates the present conditions of Tibetan cultural life and cultural expression.

Author : Michael Farmer
Publisher : Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar
ISBN 13 : 9789004462526
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Atlas of the Tibetan Plateau written by Michael Farmer and published by Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atlas shows for the first time the contemporary geography of the entire Tibetan Plateau, an area where major powers (China, India and Pakistan) meet in the highest landscape on earth, originally occupied by the unique, ancient Buddhist civilisation of Tibet.

Author : Knud Larsen
Publisher : Serindia Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0906026571
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lhasa Atlas written by Knud Larsen and published by Serindia Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lhasa, the ancient capital of Tibet, is the most impressive of the few surviving traditional towns. This guide presents its unique architecture and building culture, topography, environment, historical development and townscape, as well as introducing future plans and issues concerning the safeguarding of Lhasa in the face of urban development.

Author : Milan P. Rakocevic
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481796720
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HOLY MOUNT KAILASH written by Milan P. Rakocevic and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kailash – The Heart and Soul of Tibet There are few places on Earth comparable to the mysterious, stunningly beautiful and completely isolated Mt Kailash, which lies well hidden in a remote and deserted region of western Tibet. In order to understand the importance of holy Mt Kailash it is necessary to know that it is considered the legendary abode of the gods. One circle around the mountain (54 km) is symbolically one revolution of the wheel of life or the cycle from birth to death. This, simultaneously, brings about the purification and forgiveness of all sins committed in this lifetime. This is the land of the Sun. In this spot I started to understand the difference between the world that I was coming from and the one that was standing before me. This is without doubt the most beautiful spot on Earth. This is Shambala! These were moments of great happiness, when all the struggles of travelling are forgotten and replaced by sheer joy. This is the physical and spiritual climax of the pilgrimage because the Drolma La pass is considered the most holy spot on the trail and arrival there marks the beginning of a completely new life.

Author : Alex McKay
Publisher : Edition Hansjorg Mayer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tibet and Her Neighbours written by Alex McKay and published by Edition Hansjorg Mayer. This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty contributions from international historians examine Tibet's relations with neighboring states and the rest of the world throughout the centuries. Sample topics include the administration of the territory held by the 7th- century Yarlung dynasty, Tibet's response to Western modernity in the 18

Author : Ismaʼil R. Al-Faruqi
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World written by Ismaʼil R. Al-Faruqi and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated historical and geographical atlas of the locales and dispersion of the world's religions, ancient and modern.