{"product_id":"lhasa-and-its-mysteries-with-a-record-of-the-expedition-of-1903-1904-paperback-9781108081818","title":"Lhasa and its Mysteries; With a Record of the Expedition of 1903–1904 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108081818","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLhasa and its Mysteries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith a Record of the Expedition of 1903–1904\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllustrated with photographs, maps and drawings, this 1905 publication provides an eyewitness account of the recent British expedition to Tibet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eL. Austine Waddell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108081818, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e792 pages, 142 b\/w illus.  4 colour illus.  9 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.8 x 4.6 cm, 1.01 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA successful officer in the colonial Indian Medical Service, Glasgow-educated Laurence Austine Waddell (1854–1938) was fascinated by the landscapes and cultures of Darjeeling and Tibet, studied local languages, and spent his leisure time researching and writing on Tibetan topics. His earlier books The Buddhism of Tibet (1895) and Among the Himalayas (1899) are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Waddell had attempted to enter Lhasa (then closed to foreigners) in disguise in 1892, but did not succeed until he accompanied the controversial British expedition to Tibet in 1903–4; he describes his arrival there as 'the realisation of a vivid and long-cherished dream'. His eyewitness account of how the 'peaceful mission' became an 'invasion' occupies the first half of this 1905 publication. The later chapters vividly portray the city and its inhabitants. The book includes more than a hundred of Waddell's own photographs, as well as maps and line drawings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Lhasa the forbidden\u003cbr\u003e 2. The grand lama and his evolution as the priest-god of Lhasa\u003cbr\u003e 3. How the British mission came to be sent\u003cbr\u003e 4. Forward! The peaceful mission becomes an armed force\u003cbr\u003e 5. Invasion of the Chumbi valley across the Jelep pass and occupation of Phari fort\u003cbr\u003e 6. Advance to Tuna on the Tibetan plateau, across the formidable Tang pass\u003cbr\u003e 7. Wintering in Tibet\u003cbr\u003e 8. On to Guru, with battle at the Crystal Springs\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Tibetan army\u003cbr\u003e 10. Dash on to Gyantse\u003cbr\u003e 11. Gyantse, its fort and town\u003cbr\u003e 12. Temples, priests, and convents of Gyantse\u003cbr\u003e 13. Besieged at Gyantse\u003cbr\u003e 14. Relief of Gyantse and storming of the Jong\u003cbr\u003e 15. Gyantse to Lhasa\u003cbr\u003e 16. Lhasa, 'the seat of the gods'\u003cbr\u003e 17. Temples and monks in the hermit city\u003cbr\u003e Appendices 1-17\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20geography%20%5BHBTP%5D%22\"\u003eHBTP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913252561176,"sku":"9781108081818","price":54.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108081818i.jpg?v=1696751812","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lhasa-and-its-mysteries-with-a-record-of-the-expedition-of-1903-1904-paperback-9781108081818","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}