Holy City Lhasa

Author: Chapman
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is a travelogue by the author from July 1936 to February 1937 in Tibet, primarily in Lhasa. It provides detailed observations and descriptions of the political system, monasteries and monk system, customs, and other aspects of Tibet at that time. As a member of the British mission, the author records the activities of the British mission in Tibet and its interactions with the upper echelons of the Tibetan political and religious establishment.