A Cultural History of Tibet

A Cultural History of Tibet
Author: David L. Snellgrove
Publisher:
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1968
Genre: Tibet
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"In their discussion of the three major periods of Tibetan history, the authors draw parallels with the structure of life in England and Western Europe. Strong analogies breakdown with the European Renaissance, a cultural development that Tibet, of course, did not experience. A final section focuses on Tibet's belated emergence into modern times, ending with its subjugation by the Chinese Communists"--


A Cultural History of Tibet
Language: en
Pages: 312
Authors: David L. Snellgrove
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986 - Publisher: Shambhala Publications

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Divided into three major sections, this comprehensive history covers the early kings, the middle ages, and the Yellow Hats, through to the 20th century. Ample b
Tibet
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Sam van Schaik
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-06-28 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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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
The Culture of the Book in Tibet
Language: en
Pages: 259
Authors: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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Drawing on sources spanning the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings
The Dawn of Tibet
Language: en
Pages: 363
Authors: John Vincent Bellezza
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-29 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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This unique book reveals the existence of an advanced civilization where none was known before, presenting an entirely new perspective on the culture and histor
Sources of Tibetan Tradition
Language: en
Pages: 854
Authors: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

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The most comprehensive collection of classic Tibetan works in any Western language.