Journeys to empire: enlightenment, imperialism, and British encounters with Tibet, 1774 - 1904

An enlightenment narrative, 1774 -- Wives, concubines and "domestic arrangements" -- Imperial eyes in "the golden territories" -- Enter Younghusband -- From enlightenment to empire -- Tibet lessons

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Main Author: Stewart, Gordon T. (Author)
Contributors: Stewart, Gordon Thomas 1945- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Great Britain / Scientific expedition / Tibet / History 1774-1904
B Younghusband, Francis Edward 1863-1942 / Tibet / History
B Bogle, George 1746-1777 / Tibet / History
Further subjects:B Great Britain Colonies
B Great Britain Foreign relations (China) (Tibet Autonomous Region)
B Great Britain Colonies
B Bogle, George, 1746-1781
B Great Britain Foreign relations China Tibet
B Tibet (China) Foreign relations Great Britain
B Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir (1863-1942)
B Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir, 1863-1942
B Bogle, George (1746-1781)
B Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Foreign relations (Great Britain)
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Summary:An enlightenment narrative, 1774 -- Wives, concubines and "domestic arrangements" -- Imperial eyes in "the golden territories" -- Enter Younghusband -- From enlightenment to empire -- Tibet lessons
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index
ISBN:0521735688

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