Tibet Handbook in the Handbooks series from Footprint; comprehensive & leading guides designed & written for independent travellers who enjoy exploring off the beaten track. Footprint guides have an established reputation, built up since 1921, for catering for more adventurous & individual travellers. An unrestrictive editorial style also gives authors the freedom to capture & explore local cultures, sights & areas that are often not covered in other guides. Widely recognised for their reliability & independent writing style, Footprint guides all have the same layout. Introductory sections introduce the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip & essentials, including practical information & guidance on subjects such as when & where to go, itineraries, sport & activities, arts, getting there & around, eating & drinks, sleeping & a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination. Each guide is organised geographically by region or country, with individual sections having a particular focus on an extensive range of sights & places of interest. Further, there are also details of accommodation, nightlife, restaurants & any notable local activities. Information boxes throughout the text give readers an insight into local customs, stories & sights of particular interest.A ‘ Background’ section explores the history, economy, government, education, culture, people, land & environment of the destination in significant depth. There is also a ‘ Footnotes’ chapter with a basic language guide for travellers & information about the author. A useful distance chart tailored to the destination is also included in the inside back cover. * Please note:* the series is gradually being revised, reverting to its previous style of ” Handbooks”, published in a hardback format. ...

Tibet at 1:1, 680, 000 on an indexed, double-sided map from ITMB printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, with a map of the Lhasa Valley & enlargements of the Potala – Barkor area & the Norbulingka. The map is double-sided, dividing the region east/west, with a small overlap & Lhasa included on both sides. Coverage

Includes:: most of Nepal & the map indicates the disputed areas along the border with India. All place names are shown only transliterated, with a few locations given alternative Tibetan names. Topography is indicated by altitude colouring (bands in feet), with plenty of names of topographic

Features: mountain ranges, peaks & mountain passes (heights in metres), etc. Additional graphics show glaciers, salt pans, swamps & deserts, & national parks or protected areas are marked. The map shows the region’s road network, including selected tracks, indicates locations of border crossings & gives distances on main routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols show locations of various places of interest, including monasteries. The map has latitude & longitude lines at 1° intervals & each side has a separate index. Insets provide a map of the Lhasa Valley at 1:80, 000 with a further enlargement for the Potala – Barkor area, both annotated with various facilities & places of interest. Another panel shows a more detailed plan of the Norbulingka Palace & Park.



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In the five years since February 2009, over 100 Tibetan monks have self-immolated in protest of the Chinese occupation in their lands. Most have died from their wounds. ” If Tibetans saw even a sliver of an opportunity to hold demonstrations, then they would not resort to self-immolation, ” Woeser, the dissident Tibetan poet, has written in The New York Times. The Tibetans she references

Includes:: herself: a prominent voice of the Tibetan movement, & one of the few Tibetan authors to write in Chinese, Woeser has been placed under house arrest in & lives under close surveillance. Tibet On Fire is her account of the oppression Tibetans face, & the ideals driving both the self immolators & other Tibetans like herself. Angry & clear, Tibet On Fire is a clarion call for the world to take note.

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Tibet at 1:1, 500, 000 with the Lhasa Valley at 1:50, 000 on light, waterproof & tear-resistant map with both topographic & tourist information. The map, part of Reise Know-How`s highly acclaimed ” World Mapping Project”, is double-sided, to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Place names of larger towns are shown transliterated & with their alternative Tibetan versions, plus in the Chinese & Tibetan scripts. All other names are in Latin alphabet only. Topography is indicated by altitude colouring with numerous spot heights & names of mountain ranges & passes. Salt lakes, swamps, seasonal rivers & glacier are also shown. Detailed presentation of the road network

Includes:: minor roads & tracks. Railway connection to Lhasa is also shown. Internal administrative units are shown with their boundaries & names. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. A wide range of symbols mark various places of interest including sacred places, palaces, dzongs, archaeological sites, temples, museums, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1º intervals. The map is indexed & its map legend

Includes:: English. An inset at 1:50, 000 shows Lhasa & the surrounding valley, indicating numerous places of interest. Within the city various tourist facilities are also marked: hotels, banks, bus stations, etc. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Tibet Road Edition Wall Map at 1:2, 000, 000 from Gizi Map, size 124 x 84cm )49” x 33” approx), presenting the region with relief shading to show its topography. Names of many settlements are shown in two or three versions: in the Latin alphabet transliteration of the Chinese & the Tibetan versions, plus for larger places also in Chinese. Coverage of Tibet at 1:2, 000, 000 is published by Gizi Map in two editions: geographical (with altitude colouring) or road (with relief shading to make road network stand out better from the background)
- both version have the same information. The presentation of the topography is supplemented by graphics for deserts, swamps, salt flats, etc. plus plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, passes, etc. Road network is graded into seven types, including selected country tracks & shows distances on main routes. Railway lines are included, local airports are marked, & the maps also show the division of the Tibet Autonomous Region into prefectures. Symbols highlight various places of interest including UNESCO World Heritage sites, temples, natural curiosities, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. The index is on the reverse &

Includes:: a separate list of places of interest. Map legend

Includes:: English, Chinese & Tibetan. Also provided is a street plan of central Lhasa including the Norbulingka, highlighting selected hotels & various places of interest. The road edition also has an enlargement of the Mount Kailas area at 1:150, 000 with the trekking circuit from Darchen. The map is part Gizi Map’s series covering China at 1:2, 000, 000.PLEASE NOTE: both versions, the geographical & the road edition, are also available in a folded format.




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Nestled high in the snow peaks of the Himalayas, Tibet has become a passionate symbol of spiritual freedom in the face of political oppression. But as China`s power continues to grow, some argue that Tibet`s fate is sealed, while others insist that Tibet will prevail with the help of the Dalai Lama & its immense spiritual power. As the world commemorates sixty years of occupation, East Asia expert Diane Wolff explores the vast history of Chinese-Tibetan relations, tracing the long & tangled history of the two nations from the days of the Mongol invasion, to the emergence of the Dalai Lama in the fifteenth century, & up to the contentious twentieth century. With her deep knowledge of the region Wolff creates a forward thinking blueprint for the China & Tibet problem, grounded in the history of the region & the reality of today`s political environment that will guide both countries to peace. ...

In Tibet, Tibet, author Patrick French explores the fascinations that Tibet has long inspired in the West, revealing what really lies beyond our romantic image of a mystical mountain kingdom of peace & spirituality. Travelling through the country, French meets exiled monks, nomads & a nun secretly fighting Chinese rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Interweaving these encounters with little-known stories of war & turmoil from Tibet’s past, he reveals a more nuanced, fascinating & surprising picture of the complexities of Tibet than more traditional accounts usually inspire. ...

Firsthand accounts & spectacular photographs combine to form a fascinating portrait of the endangered Tibetan people, their plateau, & their cultural landscape. Known as the ”water tower of Asia, ” the Tibetan Plateau is heating up twice as fast as the global average. These rapidly melting glaciers-along with recent unprecedented development on the plateau-are quickly changing the lives of the deeply devotional nomads, monks, & farmers who have lived in this area for centuries. Photographer Phil Borges uses individual stories & portraits to illustrate how dramatic development, climate change, & the deep devotion of the Tibetan people are interacting to transform Tibetan culture. The portraits of the land & the people bring a powerful visual component as the reader meets & learns about Tibet firsthand through these storytellers. ...

Tibet is the Roof of the World, a place where you feel that you are in the sky just as much are you are on the earth. The intense blueness of space contrasts sharply with the deep green of eastern Tibets rolling grasslands & the mineral colours of the west with its expanses of barren rock. For over a thousand years, Buddhist culture has been at the heart of Tibetan society, & anyone who has travelled across these high plateaux will understand how this contemplative civilization flourished in a landscape of such vastness. This book seeks to bear witness to all that survives of that ancient world a world capable of making a valuable contribution to contemporary life. It also aims to provide a glimpse of a unique culture that is desperately trying to preserve its authenticity, despite the major upheavals that have shaken the land of its birth. May the images that follow serve as an homage to inner beauty Matthieu Ricard, from the Introduction. ...

Tibet`s enduring myth, animated by the tales of Himalayan adventurers, British military expeditions, & the novel, Lost Horizon, remains an inspirational fantasy, a modern morality play about the failure of brutality to subdue the human spirit. Tibet also exercises immense `soft power` as one of the lenses through which the world views China. This book traces the origins & manifestations of the Tibetan myth, as propagated by Younghusb&, Madam Blavatsky, Himmler, Acheson & Roosevelt. The authors discuss how, after WW2, Tibet
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- misread the diplomacy between its two giant neighbours, India & China, forlornly hoping London or Washington might intervene. The PLA sought nothing less than to deconstruct traditional Tibet, unseat the Dalai Lama & `absorb` this vast region into the People`s Republic, & Lhasa succumbed to China`s invasion in 1950. Drawing on declassified CIA & Chinese documents, the authors reveal Mao`s collusion with Stalin to subdue Tibet, double-dealing by Nehru, the brilliant diplomacy of Chou en Lai & how Washington see-sawed between the China lobby, who insisted there be no backing for an independent Tibet, & Presidents Truman & later Eisenhower, who initiated a covert CIA programme to support the Dalai Lama & resist Chinese occupation. It is an ignoble saga with few, if any, heroes, other than ordinary Tibetans.


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