For centuries, Tibet has been known as an exotic land, and its people famed for their tolerance and great spirituality. This quiet, beautiful region has been occupied by the Chinese since 1949. Before the Chinese invaded, Tibet had been living peacefully under the rule of a succession of Dalai and Panchen Lamas. This illuminating account by cultural anthropologist Francoise Pommaret examines the turbulent and painful history of this country and its gentle people's continuing struggle for independence.

Tibet: An Enduring Civilization (Discoveries)

History

Françoise Pommaret

Asia

Harry N. Abrams

Book by Christian Schicklgruber, Francoise Pommaret

Bhutan

Arts & Photography

Christian Schicklgruber

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Shambhala

Bhutanese textiles are among the last of the major arts of Asia to gain recognition in the West, and this is the first book to present this outstanding art form in its cultural and historical context. Bhutan's textiles, especially the intricate brocades and complex supplementary-warp patterns, are unmatched anywhere in the world. This art, with a steadily growing and devoted following in the West and Japan, has become Bhutan's most powerful emblem abroad. 
 This volume, first published in 1994 (now reprinted in 2008) in conjunction with a special exhibition organized by the Peabody Essex Museum of Salem, Massachusetts, covers all aspects of Bhutan's textiles and weaving heritage, from the central role of women - more than 80 percent of Bhutanese women contribute to their household's income by weaving - to fibers, dyes, and looms, to the functioning of beautiful cloth as an item of trade and an indicator of historical change and social identity. This copiously illustrated book reveals the richness, originality, and striking beauty of Bhutanese textiles. Examples come from the Peabody Essex Museum, which holds the largest such collection of any North American museum, and public and private collections in Bhutan, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The illustrations are supplemented by field photographs and rare archival images.

From the Land of the Thunder Dragon: Textile Arts of Bhutan

Michael Aris

Diana K. Myers

Susan S. Bean

Serindia Publications, Inc.

Bhutan - Encuento Con Los Dioses En El Himalaya

Jigme Wangchuck

History & Criticism

Fundacion La Caixa de Pensiones,Spain

This new edition comes complete with revisions of all practical information and a list of travel agents and products of Bhutan's developing tourist industry. An introduction includes history, geography, economy, government, flora and fauna, festivals and the arts. The book also includes information on trekking and mountaineering. Anthropologist Francoise Pommaret describes everyday life in Bhutan, a country set in the mountains between India and China. The book includes special sections on Bhutanese medicine, "chortens" and "mandalas" and "the important stages in life".

Odyssey Illustrated Guide to Bhutan (Odyssey Illustrated Guides)

Travel

Odyssey Publications, Ltd.

On the rooftop of the world, shoe-horned into the Grand Himalayas, Bhutanor Thunder Dragonis a fiercely independent kingdom. Isolated, charming, peaceful and religious, the Bhutanese are a pragmatic, sensitive people who take from the West what will benef

Bhutan: Himalayan Mountain Kingdom, Fifth Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guides)

Odyssey Books & Maps

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