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Britain and Tibet 1765-1947 : a select annotated bibliography of British relations with Tibet and the Himalayan states including Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan /

A hundred years ago, in 1904, a British mission under Francis Younghusband, along witha formidable military escort commanded by Brigadier-General James Macdonald, enteredLhasa, the capital of Tibet. Thus nearly 150 years of British attempts from their Indianbase to establish formal diplomatic relati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marshall, Julie G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.
Edición:Rev. and updated to 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A hundred years ago, in 1904, a British mission under Francis Younghusband, along witha formidable military escort commanded by Brigadier-General James Macdonald, enteredLhasa, the capital of Tibet. Thus nearly 150 years of British attempts from their Indianbase to establish formal diplomatic relations with the ruling Tibetan theocracy culminatedin the deployment of massive armed force. While the Younghusband venture failed toachieve nearly all its stated objectives, it undoubtedly marked the opening of a new era inCentral Asian history the full consequences and complexities of which have yet.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxvi, 607 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0203009088
9780203009086
9780203362648
0203362640