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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Mapping the Tibetan World written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yukiyasu Osada
Publisher : Kotan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780970171603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Mapping the Tibetan World written by Yukiyasu Osada and published by Kotan Publishing. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary budget travel guide to the Tibetan world comes with over 280 tried and tested maps covering the entire region. Get there and get around: Hundreds of pages of travel information. Plus gateway cities: New Delhi, Calcutta, Chengdu, Kunming, Kathmandu and Pokhara. Keep to your budget: Hotel tariffs, tour and trekking costs, permit and visa charges. Pack everything in: Cultural, historical and religious explanations, festival dates, sights & more...
Author : D. Max Moerman
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824890051
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book The Japanese Buddhist World Map written by D. Max Moerman and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fourteenth through the nineteenth centuries Japanese monks created hundreds of maps to construct and locate their place in a Buddhist world. This expansively illustrated volume is the first to explore the largely unknown archive of Japanese Buddhist world maps and analyze their production, reproduction, and reception. In examining these fascinating sources of visual and material culture, author D. Max Moerman argues for an alternative history of Japanese Buddhism—one that compels us to recognize the role of the Buddhist geographic imaginary in a culture that encompassed multiple cartographic and cosmological world views. The contents and contexts of Japanese Buddhist world maps reveal the ambivalent and shifting position of Japan in the Buddhist world, its encounter and negotiation with foreign ideas and technologies, and the possibilities for a global history of Buddhism and science. Moerman’s visual and intellectual history traces the multiple trajectories of Japanese Buddhist world maps, beginning with the earliest extant Japanese map of the world: a painting by a fourteenth-century Japanese monk charting the cosmology and geography of India and Central Asia based on an account written by a seventh-century Chinese pilgrim-monk. He goes on to discuss the cartographic inclusion and marginal position of Japan, the culture of the copy and the power of replication in Japanese Buddhism, and the transcultural processes of engagement and response to new visions of the world produced by Iberian Christians, Chinese Buddhists, and the Japanese maritime trade. Later chapters explore the transformations in the media and messages of Buddhist cartography in the age of print culture and in intellectual debates during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries over cosmology and epistemology and the polemics of Buddhist science. The Japanese Buddhist World Map offers a wholly innovative picture of Japanese Buddhism that acknowledges the possibility of multiple and heterogeneous modernities and alternative visions of Japan and the world.
Author : Diana Lange
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004416889
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)
Download or read book An Atlas of the Himalayas by a 19th Century Tibetan Lama written by Diana Lange and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diana Lange has solved the mysteries of six panoramic maps of 19th c. Tibet and the Himalayas, known as the British Library's Wise Collection. The result is both a spectacular illustrated ethnographic atlas and a unique compendium of knowledge concerning the mid-19th century Tibetan world, as well as a remarkable account of an academic journey of discovery.This large format book is lavishly illustrated in colour and includes four separate large foldout maps.
Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783882800951
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Mapping the Modern in Tibet written by International Association for Tibetan Studies and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Baker
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500252437
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (524 download)
Download or read book The Heart of the World written by Ian Baker and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of Shangri-La emerged from the Tibetan Buddhist belief in beyul, or hidden lands. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of these mythical sanctuaries lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of research and investigation, Buddhist scholar and world-class climber Ian Baker and his team made worldwide news by reaching the bottom of the Tsangpo gorge and finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall - the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan seekers. The Heart of the World recounts one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory - an extraordinary journey into one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth, a meditation on our place in nature, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhism.
Author : Karl E. Ryavec
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226732444
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)
Download or read book A Historical Atlas of Tibet written by Karl E. Ryavec and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The product of twelve years of research and eight more of mapmaking, A Historical Atlas of Tibet documents cultural and religious sites across the Tibetan Plateau and its bordering regions from the Paleolithic and Neolithic times all the way up to today. It ranges through the five main periods in Tibetan history, offering introductory maps of each followed by details of western, central, and eastern regions. It visualizes the history of Tibetan Buddhism, tracing its spread throughout Asia, with thousands of temples mapped, both within Tibet and across North China and Mongolia, all the way to Beijing. There are maps of major polities and their territorial administrations, as well as of the kingdoms of Guge and Purang in western Tibet, and of Derge and Nangchen in Kham. There are town plans of Lhasa and maps that focus on history and language, on population, natural resources, and contemporary politics."--Excerpted from jacket blurb.
Author : Victor Chan
Publisher : Avalon Travel Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780918373908
Total Pages : 1104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (739 download)
Download or read book Tibet Handbook written by Victor Chan and published by Avalon Travel Pub. This book was released on 1994 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated throughout, this comprehensive new guide to Tibet contains 1,200 pages of meticulously detailed itineraries, fascinating descriptions, helpful advice, and eye-opening illustrations. 250 maps.
Author : Emily T. Yeh
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295805021
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Mapping Shangrila written by Emily T. Yeh and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001 the Chinese government announced that the precise location of Shangrila�a place that previously had existed only in fiction�had been identified in Zhongdian County, Yunnan. Since then, Sino-Tibetan borderlands in Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, and the Tibet Autonomous Region have been the sites of numerous state projects of tourism development and nature conservation, which have in turn attracted throngs of backpackers, environmentalists, and entrepreneurs who seek to experience, protect, and profit from the region�s landscapes. Mapping Shangrila advances a view of landscapes as media of governance, representation, and resistance, examining how they are reshaping cultural economies, political ecologies of resource use, subjectivities, and interethnic relations. Chapters illuminate topics such as the role of Han and Tibetan literary representations of border landscapes in the formation of ethnic identities; the remaking of Chinese national geographic imaginaries through tourism in the Yading Nature Reserve; the role of The Nature Conservancy and other transnational environmental organizations in struggles over culture and environmental governance; the way in which matsutake mushroom and caterpillar fungus commodity chains are reshaping montane landscapes; and contestations over the changing roles of mountain deities and their mediums as both interact with increasingly intensive nature conservation and state-sponsored capitalism.
Author : Michael Farmer
Publisher : Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar
ISBN 13 : 9789004462526
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)
Download or read book An Atlas of the Tibetan Plateau written by Michael Farmer and published by Brill's Tibetan Studies Librar. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atlas shows for the first time the contemporary geography of the entire Tibetan Plateau, an area where major powers (China, India and Pakistan) meet in the highest landscape on earth, originally occupied by the unique, ancient Buddhist civilisation of Tibet.
Author : Vadime Elisseeff
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781571812223
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Silk Roads written by Vadime Elisseeff and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the cultural, or intercultural, exchange that took place in the Silk Roads and the role this has played in the shaping of cultures and civilizations.
Author : Michael Buckley
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN 13 : 1784770655
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Tibet written by Michael Buckley and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2018-07-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, thoroughly updated edition of Bradt's Tibet encompasses the wider region of ethnic Tibet with more detailed coverage of the Amdo and Kham regions than is found in other guides. It also includes essential information on new border openings and is particularly strong on map data, which is extremely difficult to find in Tibet itself, including new theme maps covering a range of topics, from Tibetan regions to the Three Parallel Rivers UN World Heritage Sites, sacred landscapes, permafrost and major river sources. Bradt's Tibet benefits from years of consistent research. Michael Buckley has been visiting and researching Tibet for more than 30 years and has a raft of books to his name. Thanks to his knowledge and expertise, Bradt's Tibet offers a more extensive language appendix than is found in other guidebooks, plus essential guidelines on cultural etiquette (including a special section on hand gestures to use), local customs and travelling with minimum impact on Tibet's culture and environment. There is also an appendix on fauna and an extensive list of recommended further resources, including books, music, films and even virtual reality Exploring ethnic Tibet independently is a challenge. The 'land of snows' possesses the world's highest peaks (including Everest) and its deepest gorges as well as some of the wildest and roughest road routes in high Asia. Bradt's Tibet provides all the practical information you need to explore ethnic Tibet independently, whether motoring, mountain-biking or trekking. Tibet has always fascinated travellers and armchair travellers because it is so difficult to access due to its remoteness and extreme altitude. Now, under Chinese rule, Tibet is a sensitive destination for Westerners. Visitors needs all the information that they can lay their hands on-and this guidebook provides plenty. With flight routes and rail access to Tibet expanding, and new border crossings opening, Michael Buckley and Bradt's Tibet provide all of the information you need to make the most of a trip.
Author : Saul Bernard Cohen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231145541
Total Pages : 4454 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (455 download)
Download or read book The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G written by Saul Bernard Cohen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 4454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.
Author : Bradley Mayhew
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9781740595230
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)
Download or read book Tibet written by Bradley Mayhew and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet country guides offer down to earth accurate information for every budget. - The complete, practical country guide for independent travellers- Detailed Getting Started and Itineraries chapters for effortless planning- Inspirational full-colour Highlights sections showcase the country's must-see sights- Easy-to-use grid-referenced maps with cross references to the text- Insightful new History, Culture, Food and Environment chapters by specialist contributorsTibet- New Itineraries chapter details traditional routes as well as remote destinations for more adventurous travelers- Features an inspirational Trekking chapter compiled by a specialist writer- Includes new coverage of the Tibetan areas of Sichuan (China)- Tibet is a vital stop-off on the popular Nepal to China overland route
Author : Naomi C. Rose
Publisher : Dancing Dakini Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574160819
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas written by Naomi C. Rose and published by Dancing Dakini Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text in English and Tibetan. Ages 9 to 12 years. This picture book features three beautifully illustrated tales from Tibet. Each story, told in English and Tibetan, offers a fun, enchanting glimpse of Tibetan culture. Children and adults will delight in the adventures with yaks, yetis, monks, wise men and mystical beings. The stories also impart simple wisdom and exemplify living in peace and kindness. Beautiful impressionistic paintings capture the essence of the Tibetan people and landscape. Young and old will enjoy these entertaining and thoughtful tales. "Tibetan Tales for Little Buddhas" includes a special foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama as well as a glossary, map and description of a Tibetan chant. The author donates a percentage of her proceeds from the book to benefit Tibetan refugee children through the Art Refuge Program.
Author : B. C. Burchfiel
Publisher : Geological Society of America
ISBN 13 : 0813712106
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Tectonics of the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau and Its Adjacent Foreland written by B. C. Burchfiel and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume provides a summary of the geology of Eastern and Southeastern Tibet and its foreland. It covers an area of approximately 1.5 million square kilometers in 15 chapters on tectonic units that the authors recognize during 25 years of both field and laboratory study. Each chapter discusses the authors' understanding of the geology and offers interpretations of special geological relations, both local and regional, as well as currently unresolved problems of which there are many in this vast and poorly known region. Chapter 16 summarizes and interprets the preceding chapters. The volume is accompanied by CDs containing four plates: two tectonostratigraphic maps, a map of unconformities and a plate of cross sections, in both Illustrator and ArcGIS formats. This is a unique map presentation and one that the authors suggest as a model for all geological maps"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Emily T. Yeh
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295993588
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)
Download or read book Mapping Shangrila written by Emily T. Yeh and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mapping Shangrila advances a view of landscapes as media of governance, representation, and resistance, examining how they are reshaping cultural economies, political ecologies of resource use, subjectivities, and inter-ethnic relations.
