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“The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography” By Tetsu Saiwai
0Published by Penguin in September 2010, this unique biography tells the story of the 14th Dalai Lama in manga form.
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“Beyond Religion” by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
0To be published by Rider in January 2012, this book is aimed at the general reader. “Beyond Religion: ethics for a whole world” is a modern-day polemic which outlines those ethics the Dalai Lama believes should be central to our [...]
“Medicine Between Science and Religion”
0Explorations on Tibetan Grounds (Epistemologies of Healing) By Vincanne Adams, Mona Schrempf and Sienna R. Craig (Eds) Published by Berghahn Books in September 2010, the contributions to this volume explore the impacts of western science and biomedicine on Tibetan grounds [...]
“China’s Last Imperial Frontier” By Xiuyu Wang
0Late Qing Expansion in Sichuan’s Tibetan Borderlands To be published in January 2012 by Lexington Books, China’s Last Imperial Frontier explores imperial China’s frontier expansion in the Tibetan borderlands during the last decades of the Qing.
“Tibet: A History” by Sam van Schaik
0Published in May 2011 by Yale University Press, Sam van Schaik brings the history of Tibet to life by telling the stories of the people involved, from the glory days of the Tibetan empire in the seventh century through to [...]
“The Paper Road” By Erik Mueggler
0Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet Published by University of California Press in November 2011, Mueggler’s book interweaves the stories of two early twentieth-century botanists to explore the collaborative relationships each formed with Yunnan [...]
“Tibet: A Culture on the Edge” By Phil Borges
0Published in November 2011 by Rizzoli International Publications, photographer Phil Borges uses individual stories and portraits to illustrate how dramatic development, climate change, and the deep devotion of the Tibetan people are interacting to transform Tibetan culture. The portraits of [...]
“The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds” By Eric Enno Tamm
0A Tale of Espionage, the Silk Road, and the Rise of Modern China Published by Perseus Oto in April 2011, Eric Enno Tamm’s book retraces the epic journey of Gustaf Mannerheim, a Russian spy, who chronicled the modernization and reform [...]
“Save the Himalayas” By Rima Fujita
0Published in November 2011 by One Peace Books, “Save the Himalayas” is a children’s book written in Tibetan, English and Japanese with an environmental message.
“Empire of emptiness” By Patricia Ann Berger
0Buddhist art and political authority in Qing China Published in January 2003 by University of Hawaii Press, “Empire of Emptiness” takes a fresh look at the huge outpouring of Buddhist painting, sculpture, and decorative arts Qing court artists produced [...]
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