Tibet

by Michel Peissel

Book Overview

With 250 accompanying photographs, Michael Peissel tells the history of the early Tibetans and the subsequent golden age of Tibetan Buddhism under the monk Richen Zampo. He examines the spiritual aspects that are so important in Tibetan life and the modern international success of Lamanism. Chronicling the paths of early explorers, Peissel relates Tibet's plunder and destruction, from its dismembering in colonial times to the Chinese takeover. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312309538
• ISBN13: 9780312309534
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 11.6"