Tibet / John Clarke ; foreword by the Dalai Lama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, John, of Grantham

Contributor:

British Library.

Series:

Caught in time (Reading, England)

Caught in time

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History--Pictorial works.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

viii, 152 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Reading, [England] : Garnet, 1997.

Summary:

Tibet is famed for its majestic beauty, and also for its ongoing struggle for cultural survival. This collection of photographs from the British Library, taken by two British diplomats in the early 20th century, shows traditional Tibetan culture before Chinese rule was imposed. These were the final decades of a society that had changed little since the Middle Ages, but was about to be savagely oppressed. The photos, caught in a window of time, form a treasured record of the true spirit of Tibet.

Notes:

"In association with the British Library."

Includes bibliographical references (page 150) and index.

ISBN:

1873938969

OCLC:

38572563