Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, Volume One by Gabet

Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, Volume One by Gabet

First published in 1928. 'To read it is like seeing the scenes described' Evening Standard 'One of the world's best travel books' Spectator 'The work remains a classic worthy of reproduction' The Times Published to critical acclaim and well known for many years afterwards this account of the journey across Mongolia to Lhasa in the early nineteenth century owes much of its success to the literary skills of its authors, made available in English for the first time by William Hazlitt and Paul Pelliot. Among other topics the chapters cover: The French mission of Peking, Tartar manners and customs, festivals, an interview with a Tibetan Lama, the flooding of the Yellow River, Tartar veterinary surgeons, irrigation projects, comparative studies between Catholicism and Buddhism, war between two living Buddhas, and the Chinese account of Tibet.

Huc Tabet, William Hazlitt, Paul PelliotProfessor

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ISBN 13	9781138878129
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Titel	Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, Volume One
Autor	Gabet
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Routledge
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-02-09
Seitenanzahl	440
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