Neuhaus explores the roots of the long-standing European fascination with Tibet, from the Dalai Lama to the Abominable Snowman. Surveying a wide range of travel accounts, official documents, correspondence and fiction, he examines how different people thought about both Tibet and their home cultures.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction PART I: REPRESENTATIONS, 1853-1904 Lifting the Veil Knowledge, Ethnography and Orientalism Missionaries and the Evils of 'Lamaism' Science and Exploration PART II: REPRESENTATIONS, 1904-1947 Developing Diplomacy Racial and Social Orders From Religion to Spirituality Mountains and Men PART III: LEGACIES, 1947-1959 Coping with 'Loss': Tibet after 1947 Conclusion and Epilogue Bibliography Index
