Author: Sir Sidney Gerald BurrardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet
Author: Sir Sidney Gerald BurrardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet
Author: Sir Sidney Gerald BurrardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Britain and Tibet 1765-1947
Author: Julie G. MarshallPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415336475
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
This bibliography is a record of British relations with Tibet in the period 1765 to 1947. As such it also involves British relations with Russia and China, and with the Himalayan states of Ladakh, Lahul and Spiti, Kumaon and Garhwal, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam, in so far as British policy towards these states was affected by her desire to establish relations with Tibet. It also covers a subject of some importance in contemporary diplomacy. It was the legacy of unresolved problems concerning Tibet and its borders, bequeathed to India by Britain in 1947, which led to border disputes and ultimately to war between India and China in 1962. These borders are still in dispute today. It also provides background information to Tibet's claims to independence, an issue of current importance. The work is divided into a number of sections and subsections, based on chronology, geography and events. The introductions to each of the sections provide a condensed and informative history of the period and place the books and article in their historical context. Most entries are also annotated. This work is therefore both a history and a bibliography of the subject, and provides a rapid entry into a complex area for scholars in the fields of international relations and military history as well as Asian history.
The Geographical Journal
Author: Geology of the Nepal Himalaya
Author: Megh Raj DhitalPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319024965
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
This book addresses the geology of the entire Himalayan range in Nepal, i.e., from the Gangetic plain in the south to the Tethyan zone in the north. Without a comprehensive look at the various Himalayan zones, it is practically impossible to fully grasp the processes at work behind the formation and development of the spectacular Himalaya. However, the goal is not merely to document all the scientific ontology but rather to reveal a sound basis for the prevailing concepts. Both the early literature on Himalayan geology and contemporary trends are fully covered. For the first time, the origin, use, and abuse of common Himalayan geological terms such as the Siwaliks, Lesser Himalaya, Main Boundary Thrust, Main Central Thrust, and Tethys are discussed. The book will help readers to progress from a cognitive approach to a constructive one by linking various types of knowledge, such as seeking relations between various geological structures as well as between earlier thoughts or views and contemporary approaches.
Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya,
Author: Nutan TyagiPublisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788185182629
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Hill resorts in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The Unquiet River
Author: Arupjyoti SaikiaPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190990406
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The unruly Brahmaputra has always been an agent in shaping both the landscape of its valley and the livelihoods of its inhabitants. But how much do we know of this river’s rich past? Historian Arupjyoti Saikia’s biography of the Brahmaputra reimagines the layered history of Assam with the unquiet river at the centre. The book combines a range of disciplinary scholarship to unravel the geological forces as well as human endeavour which have shaped the river into what it is today. Wonderfully illuminated with archival detail and interwoven with narratives and striking connections, the book allows the reader to imagine the Brahmaputra’s course in history. This evocative and compelling book will be interesting reading for anyone trying to understand the past and the present of a river confronted by the twenty-first century’s ambitious infrastructural designs to further re-engineer the river and its landscape.
Records of the Survey of India
Author: Survey of IndiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Tibet Past and Present
Author: Charles BellPublisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120810678
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
The book deals with Tibetan history from the earliest times, but especially with the aims and movements of the period witnessed by the author. Anecdotes, conversations with leading Tibetans, and quotations from poetry and proverbs illustrate the Tibetan point of view. Sir Charles Bell gives an inside view of the Tibetans; he served for eighteen years on the Indo-Tibetan frontier, spoke and wrote the Tibetan language, and was brought into close touch with all classes from the reigning Dalai Lama downwards. Recent developments in Tibet have attracted worldwide attention and through this Indian edition, Sir Charles Bell's classic study will perhaps be more eagerly read now than ever before.
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