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"item_title" : "The Opening of Tibet",
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The Opening of Tibet : An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progess of the Mission Sent There by the English Gove
Overview
Percival Landon was the special correspondent of the Times of London, who accompanied the military expedition of Col. Younghusband in 1904. This book is not only a narrative of the march, but also describes what the first Western eyes saw. It is often political in its tone, but also gives us an insight into the daily lives of Tibetans, their religion, mannerisms, and customs, though not in exhaustive detail. It gives a non-militaristic and journalistic view of the operation of 1904. The book has an?introduction?written?by?Col.?Younghusband.
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- ISBN-13: 9789391928421
- ISBN-10: 9391928420
- Publisher: Manohar Books
- Publish Date: October 2012
- Page Count: 600
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