Tibet in 1938-1939 : photographs from the Ernst Schäfer expedition to Tibet

Author(s)

• Engelhardt, Isrun

Bibliographic Information

Tibet in 1938-1939 : photographs from the Ernst Schäfer expedition to Tibet

edited by Isrun Engelhardt

Serindia, 2007

1st English ed

Note

Essays and picture captions translated from German

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-260) and index

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Laying dormant in the German Federal Archives in Koblenz are photographs from one of the most fascinating expeditions in history: the Ernst Schafer expedition to Tibet in 1938-39. This volume presents a selection of 150 photographs from that expedition, revealing lives in Tibet as it existed before World War II. 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 This volume presents a selection of 150 largely unpublished

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Details

• NCID: BA83816540
• ISBN:
  • 9781932476309
• LCCN: 2006019617
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: Chicago, IL
• Pages/Volumes: 277 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS785
  • DC : 951/.5042
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Schäfer, Ernst, 1910-1992 -- Travel -- China -- Tibet
  • LCSH : Tibet (China) -- Pictorial works