When the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they moved to reestablish their "traditional" borders and in 1959 annexed Tibet. Most monasteries were closed, nomads were moved onto communes, the nobility were stripped of privileges, forests were cut, roads were paved, military airfields were constructed, and Tibet's communication with the outside world was cut off. A Portrait of Lost Tibet provides rare documentary photographs of traditional Tibetan life as it had been lived for countless generations before the radical ...
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When the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they moved to reestablish their "traditional" borders and in 1959 annexed Tibet. Most monasteries were closed, nomads were moved onto communes, the nobility were stripped of privileges, forests were cut, roads were paved, military airfields were constructed, and Tibet's communication with the outside world was cut off. A Portrait of Lost Tibet provides rare documentary photographs of traditional Tibetan life as it had been lived for countless generations before the radical disruption effected by the Chinese takeover. Rosemary Jones Tung's text describes the culture Ilya Tolstoy and Brooke Dolan found during their ten-month trek across Tibet in 1942. Tung has selected 131 photographs from the two thousand taken during their expedition.
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Add this copy of A Portrait of Lost Tibet to cart. $6.00, fair condition, Sold by Peninsula FOL rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palos Verdes Estates, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
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Fair. Size: 9x8x1; All proceeds benefit local libraries. Former library with all the usual stamps, markings and labels. Otherwise, no tears, folds or marks on pages. Very usable copy.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Add this copy of Portrait of Lost Tibet to cart. $15.50, very good condition, Sold by Schroeder's Book Haven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from League City, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Snow Lion Publications.
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Near Fine/Wraps in Wraps jacket. Tight, no owner name, no wear. A light ink mark on bottom edge. 232 pages. 131 b/w photos document Tibet as it was before Chinese takeover in 1959. ZSBH E4787.
Add this copy of Portrait of Lost Tibet to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1980 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0030504511. Black and white photographs throughout by Ilya Tolstoy and Brooke Dolan. First printing. Slightly cocked, else near fine in a near fine (edge loss along the top of the front panel) dust jacket.
