Tibet in the Western Imagination

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2012
ISBN13: 9780230299702
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Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures.

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ISBN13:9780230299702
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Introduction PART I: REPRESENTATIONS, 1853-1904 Lifting the Veil Knowledge, Ethnography and Orientalism Missionaries and the Evils of 'Lamaism' Science and Exploration PART II: REPRESENTATIONS, 1904-1947 Developing Diplomacy Racial and Social Orders From Religion to Spirituality Mountains and Men PART III: LEGACIES, 1947-1959 Coping with 'Loss': Tibet after 1947 Conclusion and Epilogue Bibliography Index

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