Tibet in 1938-1939: Photographs from the Ernst Sch�fer Expedition to Tibet - Hardcover

Isrun Engelhardt

9781932476309: Tibet in 1938-1939: Photographs from the Ernst Sch�fer Expedition to Tibet

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193247630X ISBN 13: 9781932476309

Publisher: Serindia Publications, Inc, 2007

Laying dormant in the German Federal Archives in Koblenz are photographs from one of the most fascinating expeditions in recent history: the Ernst Schafer expedition to Tibet in 1938-39. This volume presents a selection of 150 largely unpublished photographs from that expedition. Revealing lives in Tibet as it existed before World War II, the photographs are documents of bygone lifestyles, buildings, and temples, and the self-confident people of Tibet at the cusp of devastating historical change. Schafer's photographs are rich sources of information casting new light on the recent history of Tibet. The essays illuminate the contexts of the photographs, examining the circumstances of the expedition and its controversial link to the Nazi German past.

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The 1938 Sch�fer Expedition to Tibet forgotten by most, misunderstood by many, produced the most extensive photographic record of Tibetan life prior to the Chinese invasion. The most fascinating of its photographs, beautifully reproduced and carefully captioned, are presented here, accompanied by illuminating essays on Sch�fer and the compelling world he encountered. --Donald S. Lopez, Arthur E. Link Distinguished Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, University of Michigan

The 1938 Sch�fer Expedition to Tibet forgotten by most, misunderstood by many, produced the most extensive photographic record of Tibetan life prior to the Chinese invasion. The most fascinating of its photographs, beautifully reproduced and carefully captioned, are presented here, accompanied by illuminating essays on Sch�fer and the compelling world he encountered. --Donald S. Lopez, Arthur E. Link Distinguished Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, University of Michigan

The 1938 Sch�fer Expedition to Tibet forgotten by most, misunderstood by many, produced the most extensive photographic record of Tibetan life prior to the Chinese invasion. The most fascinating of its photographs, beautifully reproduced and carefully captioned, are presented here, accompanied by illuminating essays on Sch�fer and the compelling world he encountered. --Donald S. Lopez, Arthur E. Link Distinguished Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, University of Michigan

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