L. Austine Waddell

Lhasa and its Mysteries

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, this 1905 publication provides an eyewitness account of the recent British expedition to Tibet.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 792
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 1097g
• ISBN-13: 9781108081818
• ISBN-10: 1108081819
• Artikelnr.: 42140373

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Lhasa the forbidden
2. The grand lama and his evolution as the priest-god of Lhasa
3. How the British mission came to be sent
4. Forward! The peaceful mission becomes an armed force
5. Invasion of the Chumbi valley across the Jelep pass and occupation of Phari fort
6. Advance to Tuna on the Tibetan plateau, across the formidable Tang pass
7. Wintering in Tibet
8. On to Guru, with battle at the Crystal Springs
9. The Tibetan army
10. Dash on to Gyantse
11. Gyantse, its fort and town
12. Temples, priests, and convents of Gyantse
13. Besieged at Gyantse
14. Relief of Gyantse and storming of the Jong
15. Gyantse to Lhasa
16. Lhasa, 'the seat of the gods'
17. Temples and monks in the hermit city
Appendices 1-17
Index.