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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
2009
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| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index |
| ISBN: | 0521735688 |