Tibet: The Secret Continent - Hardcover

Peissel, Michel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312309538 ISBN 13: 9780312309534

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2003

Synopsis

A pictorial history of Tibet examines the spiritual aspects of Tibetan life and the modern international successes of Lamanism, discussing such topics as its colonial time, the Chinese takeover, the Himalayas, and the region's unique natural life. 10,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Explorer, anthropologist, and writer, Michel Peissel is a Frenchman who writes in English, speaks Tibetan, and has dedicated his life to investigating the remotest regions of Greater Tibet, with many of his discoveries making news headlines. He has led 26 expeditions of Tibet and made 20 documentary films over the last 40 years. In 1964, he "discovered" the minute kingdom of Mustang, and more recently, in 1994 he led an expedition to find the source of the Mekong River. His previous books include Mustang: A Lost Tibetan Kingdom, Lords and Lamas, Zonskar, The Voyage of the Itza, The Amber Trail, and The Last Barbarians (Holt).

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0312309538
• ISBN 13: 9780312309534
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224