{"product_id":"6759-tibet-the-mysterious","title":"Tibet - The Mysterious","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Thomas Holdich\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: LP Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1994\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 356\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8186142169\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the result of painstaking efforts to detail the sequence of the different explorers who attempted it. It throws light on myths, customs like the selection of the infant representing the reincarnation of the deceased Dalai Lama, practice of exorcism and the pattern of administration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven today, considering the dearth of available information of Tibet, the contents in its reprint would certainly interest geographers, historians, ethnographers and students of political science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTibet, a plateau guarded by seemingly insurmountable ranges on all sides, presents its desolate and inhospitable face to all explores trying to probe its mysteries.  This book is the result of painstaking efforts to detail the sequence of the different explorers who attempted it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work throws light on myths, customs like the selection of the infant representing the reincarnation of the deceased Dalai Lama, practice of exorcism and the pattern of administration. It describes in detail the various explorations made by Russian, Chinese, Indian and European teams and the systematic surveying from the eighteenth century onwards which made possible detailed mapping of its mountains, passes, river ways and routes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe geography of Tibet cannot be separated from its history.  Buddhism, which disappeared from Indian centuries back, is well rooted there, resting Muslim and Christian missionary efforts. It is not surprising that Chinese and Mongol interferences have been the only successful ones, if one considers that access from the east is comparatively the easiest.  While they have succeeded in exploiting Tibet, they have also provoked the growth of Lamaism that has been the most dominating influence on the people of Tibet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eEarly Tales about Tibet\u003cbr\u003eConformation of Tibetan Plateau and its Mountain Barriers\u003cbr\u003eRoutes into Tibet\u003cbr\u003eNorth Western Routes\u003cbr\u003eLeh, Shipki and Niti Passes\u003cbr\u003eSikkim Passes\u003cbr\u003eEastern Routes\u003cbr\u003eTa-chien-lu\u003cbr\u003eRoutes from the North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eGeological Evolution\u003cbr\u003eThe Chang Tang and Northern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eValley of the Indus and Brahmaputra\u003cbr\u003eThe Janglam Trade Route\u003cbr\u003eEastern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eThe Rivers of China and Burma\u003cbr\u003eThe Southern Zone\u003cbr\u003eClimate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eShort Outline of Tibetan History\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction of Buddhism\u003cbr\u003eStruggles with China and Mongol Interference\u003cbr\u003eGrowth of Lamaism \u003cbr\u003eChinese Administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eThe First Recorded Mogul Invasion of Tibet\u003cbr\u003eMirza Haidar's Story, His Geography\u003cbr\u003eIdentification of his Route towards Lhasa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eEighteenth Century Explorations\u003cbr\u003eGruber\u003cbr\u003eCapuchin Monks\u003cbr\u003eTheir Mission at Lhasa and their Struggles \u003cbr\u003eJesuit Interference\u003cbr\u003eDesideri\u003cbr\u003eBeligatti\u003cbr\u003eLast of Mission\u003cbr\u003eVan de Putte\u003cbr\u003eHis Residence at Lhasa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eBogle's Mission and Policy of Warren Hastings\u003cbr\u003eBogle's Route to Shigatze\u003cbr\u003eDescription of the country and of Gyangtse\u003cbr\u003eReception by the Teshu Lama\u003cbr\u003eTurner despatched by Warren Hastings\u003cbr\u003eHis Interview with the Infant Teshu Lama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eThe Conquest of Tibet by China\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable Military Expedition\u003cbr\u003eIts Route into Tibet and the Final Defeat of the Gurkhas near Katmandu\u003cbr\u003eThomas Manning's Visit to Tibet and Lhasa, His Route through Bhutan\u003cbr\u003eExperiences with Chinese Officials and Interview with the Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003eHis Impressions\u003cbr\u003eMoorcroft's Expedition to Hundes\u003cbr\u003eHis Probable Residence at Lhasa and his Fate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eThe Jesuit Missionaries, Huc and Gabet\u003cbr\u003eJourney from Manchuria to Koko Nor\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Early Christianity in Coria\u003cbr\u003eThe Mongolian and Chinese Borderland Frontier Farms\u003cbr\u003eMongolian Customs\u003cbr\u003eTrade with China\u003cbr\u003eLamaism in Western Kansu\u003cbr\u003eThe Koko nor and Feast of Flowers at Kunbum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eHuc and Gabet (continued) from the Koko nor to Lhasa\u003cbr\u003eRockhill and Prejevalski and Northeastern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eRockhill's Second Journey towards Lhasa and in the Eastern Valleys of Tibet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eHuc and Gabet on the Post Road to China and in Eastern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eApproaches to the East from the Koko Nor and its Geographical Connection with Assam\u003cbr\u003eDe Rhins and Grenard\u003cbr\u003eNeedham and Krishna\u003cbr\u003eThe Brahmaputra Valley and the Passes through Bhutan\u003cbr\u003eKinthup's Explorations and Reports\u003cbr\u003eThe Methods of Native Explorers \u003cbr\u003eChandra Das\u003cbr\u003eNain Sing's Early Journeys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eNain Sing's Surveys in Southern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eKrishna\u003cbr\u003eUgyen\u003cbr\u003eThe Explorer G.M.N.\u003cbr\u003eThe Gold Field of Thok Jalung\u003cbr\u003eThe Source of the Indus and Brahmaputra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eWestern and Northern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eEuropean Explorers\u003cbr\u003eDeasy Stein\u003cbr\u003eThe Kuen Lun and Chang Tang\u003cbr\u003eWellby Bower\u003cbr\u003eLittledale\u003cbr\u003eBonvalot\u003cbr\u003eSeven Hedin\u003cbr\u003eComparison of Routes from West and North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eRecent Expedition to Tibet\u003cbr\u003eThe Reconnaissance of the Upper Brahmaputra by Ryder, and the Exploration of a part of Western Tibet by Rawling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eThe Approaches to Lhasa\u003cbr\u003eThe Dalai Lama and High State Officials\u003cbr\u003eFeasts and Customs\u003cbr\u003eTemples and Palaces\u003cbr\u003eFolk Lore\u003cbr\u003eA Tibetan Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Summary\u003cbr\u003eSignificance and Value of Approach to Lhasa from the Northeast\u003cbr\u003eRussia's Position relatively to Tibet and India\u003cbr\u003eThe Value of Eastern and South-eastern Tibet\u003cbr\u003eThe Promise of Gold\u003cbr\u003eNecessity of Opening up the Valley of the Brahmaputra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix : Bibliography of Tibet\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Thomas Holdich \/ LP Publications \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40785392271529,"sku":"6759","price":22.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/6759.jpg?v=1625521072","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/6759-tibet-the-mysterious","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}