Writing on Tibet's history has always been contested ground. Accounts by early European travellers, Tibetan exiles and Chinese state publishers can describe the same events in irreconcilable terms, so serious readers tend to pair a scholarly narrative with first-hand accounts from more than one side.
The core reading falls into three periods: the old Tibetan state under the Dalai Lamas and its relations with the Qing court; the twentieth-century contest between Britain, China and Russia that brought explorers and armies to Lhasa; and the events of 1950-1959 and the exile that followed. Memoirs, photographs and anthropological studies of Tibetan society before 1950 are irreplaceable sources for all three.
Where to start
A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State — Melvyn C. Goldstein, 1989. The detailed, archive-based political history of Tibet before 1951.
The Dragon in the Land of Snows — Tsering Shakya, 1999. The standard history of Tibet since 1947, by a Tibetan historian.
Tibetan Civilization — R. A. Stein, 1972. A classic survey of Tibetan society, religion and culture across its whole history.
Seven Years in Tibet — Heinrich Harrer, 1952. The best-known first-hand account of Lhasa in the 1940s.
Freedom in Exile — the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, 1990. The Dalai Lama's autobiography.
Books on Tibetan History & Politics in stock (155)
The Art of Exile Art Catalogue by Museum of New Mexico Press — $8.57 The Art of Exile: Paintings by Tibetan Children in India is a catalogue published by the Museum of New Mexico Press in 1998, conceived by the Museum of International Folk Art.
A handbook of Tibetan culture by Graham Coleman — $6.72 A Handbook of Tibetan Culture: A Guide to Tibetan Centres and Resources throughout the World, compiled by The Orient Foundation and edited by Graham Coleman, with a preface by the Dalai Lama (Rider, 1993).
Lhamo, opera from the roof of the world by Joanna Ross — $11.35 Lhamo: Opera from the Roof of the World is an introduction to Tibetan opera (lhamo) by Joanna Ross, published by Paljor Publications, New Delhi, in 1995.
Travel in Tibet by China Intercontinental Press — $14.25 Travel in Tibet is a short illustrated tourist introduction to the Tibet Autonomous Region, published in English by China Intercontinental Press in 1996.
The Potala Palace by China Intercontinental Press — $14.25 A short illustrated guide to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, published in English by China Intercontinental Press in 1996.
Transport in Tibet by China Intercontinental Press — $13.50 Transport in Tibet is a short illustrated English-language booklet published by China Intercontinental Press in 1996.
Zhaibung Monastery by China Intercontinental Press — $14.25 Zhaibung Monastery is an illustrated English-language introduction to Drepung (Zhaibung) Monastery, the Gelug monastery near Lhasa, published by China Intercontinental Press in 1999.
Tar Monastery by Lijian Chen — $14.25 Tar Monastery is an illustrated English-language booklet by Lijian Chen, published by China Intercontinental Press in 1999, on the Gelug monastery of Tar (Kumbum) in Huangzhong County near Xining, Qinghai.
The power-places of Central Tibet by Keith Dowman — $11.23 The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide is a pilgrimage guidebook by Keith Dowman, published by Routledge & Kegan Paul in 1988.
Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal 1989 by Anna. Forbes — $20.16 Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal is a study by Ann Armbrecht Forbes, published in 1989 by Cultural Survival, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as Cultural Survival Report 31.
Tibetan Proverbs by Lauren Alderfer — $17.55 Tibetan Proverbs: Children's Voices from the Homeland is a collection of Tibetan proverbs in English, compiled and edited by Lauren Alderfer with a foreword by the Dalai Lama, published by Paljor Publications in 2006.
My Life and Lives: The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation 1977 by Marilyn Singer — $6.65 My Life and Lives: The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation is a memoir by Rato Khyongla Nawang Losang, edited and with a foreword by Joseph Campbell, published as a Dutton paperback original in 1977.
The Dalai Lama and the King Demon by Raimondo Bultrini — $17.74 Investigative account by Italian journalist Raimondo Bultrini, translated by Maria Simmons and published by Tibet House US in 2013.
The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet 2013 by Choegyal Namkhai Norbu — $21.35 The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume Two: The Intermediate Period (Tibet and Zhang Zhung) is a history by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, translated from the Tibetan and edited by Donatella Rossi…
Tibet: An Account of the History, the Religion & the People of Tibet 1968 by Thubten Jigme Norbu and Colin M. Turnbull — $11.14 Tibet: An Account of the History, the Religion and the People of Tibet is a 1968 book by Thubten Jigme Norbu, elder brother of the Dalai Lama, and the anthropologist Colin M. Turnbull, published by Simon and Schuster…
Buddhism in Russia by John Snelling — $13.94 Biography and history by John Snelling, with a foreword by Stephen Batchelor, published by Element (1993; this printing 1994).
A blighted flower and other stories by Riika J. Virtanen — $12.18 A blighted flower and other stories: Portraits of Women in Modern Tibetan Literature is an anthology of short stories compiled and translated from the Tibetan originals into English by Riika J. Virtanen.
Dalai Lama by Mayank Chhaya — $5.34 Dalai Lama: The Revealing Life Story and His Struggle for Tibet is a biography of the 14th Dalai Lama by Mayank Chhaya, published by I.B.
The Autonomous Region by Kathleen Jamie, Sean Smith — $7.91 The Autonomous Region: Poems & Photographs from Tibet is a 1993 Bloodaxe Books collection of poems by Kathleen Jamie and black-and-white photographs by Sean Mayne Smith.
Living Tibet by Nanci Rose — $22.11 Living Tibet: The Dalai Lama in Dharamsala is an illustrated book with photographs by Bill Warren and text by Nanci Hoetzlein Rose, published by Paljor Publications, India, in 2002.
Journey to enlightenment by Matthieu Ricard — $14.23 Journey to Enlightenment: The Life and World of Khyentse Rinpoche, Spiritual Teacher from Tibet is a photographic biography of the Nyingma master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, with photographs and narrative by Matthieu…
Asia, January 1940: The New Dalai Lama by Asia Magazine, Inc. — $28.49 Asia, Volume XL, Number 1 (January 1940), a monthly magazine founded in 1917 by Willard Straight and published by Asia Magazine, Inc., with Richard J. Walsh as editor.
Ost-Tibet: Brücke zwischen Tibet und China by Christoph Baumer and Therese Weber — $54.13 Ost-Tibet: Brücke zwischen Tibet und China is a German-language illustrated book on eastern Tibet by Christoph Baumer and Therese Weber, published by ADEVA (Akademische Druck- u.
Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel — $18.74 Magic and Mystery in Tibet is Alexandra David-Neel's account of Tibetan religious and occult practices, published by University Books of New Hyde Park, New York, in this 1965 printing with an introduction by Aaron…
www.tibet.chin.com by Kadir van Lohuizen — $26.95 A Dutch-language photobook (Mets/Scoop, 1999) by the Dutch photojournalist Kadir van Lohuizen on Tibet today.
The Himalayan journey of Walter N. Koelz by Carla M. Sinopoli — $21.59 A study by Carla M. Sinopoli (Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2013) of Walter N. Koelz and the University of Michigan Himalayan expedition of 1932-1934.
The Dalai Lama and the Emperor of China by Peter Schwieger — $52.04 A political history by Peter Schwieger (Columbia University Press, 2015) of the Tibetan institution of reincarnation (trulku).
Tibet: A History by Sam Van Schaik — $17.45 A one-volume history of Tibet by Sam Van Schaik (Yale University Press, 2011).
Dalai Lama by Mayank Chhaya — $5.34 An authorized biography of the 14th Dalai Lama by Mayank Chhaya (I.B.
"More than the promised land" António de Andrade by Michael J. Sweet — $32.05 A translation of the letters and reports of the Portuguese Jesuit missionary Antonio de Andrade (1580-1634) from Tibet, translated and introduced by Michael J. Sweet and edited by Leonard Zwilling (Institute of Jesuit…
A Short History of Tibet by H. E. Richardson — $9.71 A history of Tibet by H. E. Richardson, a former British and Indian representative in Lhasa, published in the US by E. P. Dutton in 1962.
Tibet by Helfried Weyer — $10.57 A German-language illustrated book on Tibet, Tibet: Wahrheit und Legende, with photographs by Helfried Weyer and texts by Martin Grassnick, Horst Kitzki and Roland Nyffeler, and a foreword by the 14th Dalai Lama…
Tibet: Land of Snows by Giuseppe Tucci — $16.65 Tibet: Land of Snows by Giuseppe Tucci, second edition, published by Paul Elek in 1973.
Trespassers on the roof of the world by Peter Hopkirk — $4.96 Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet by Peter Hopkirk, in the J. P. Tarcher edition of 1983.
The Tibetan symbolic world by Robert A. Paul — $5.68 The Tibetan Symbolic World: Psychoanalytic Explorations by Robert A. Paul (University of Chicago Press, 1982, 360 pages), a book-length interpretation of Tibetan symbolism that draws on Tibetan and Sherpa culture…
The British Invasion Tibet by Tim Coates — $4.92 The British Invasion of Tibet: Colonel Younghusband, 1904, edited by Tim Coates (Uncovered Editions, 2001, 258 pages).
Mr Hosie's Journey to Tibet, 1904 by Tim Coates — $5.72 Mr Hosie's Journey to Tibet, 1904, edited by Tim Coates (Uncovered Editions).
Path of the Bodhisattva warrior by 13th Dalai Lama — $85.29 Path of the Bodhisattva Warrior is a life and teachings of the thirteenth Dalai Lama (1876-1933), compiled and translated by Glenn H. Mullin (Shambhala, 1988).
Highlights of Tibetan History by Wang Furen and Suo Wenqing — $48.45 Highlights of Tibetan History, by Wang Furen and Suo Wenqing, published by New World Press, Beijing (1984), 206 pages.
Wrestling The Dragon: In Search of the Boy Lama Who Defied China by Gaby Naher — $18.05 An account by Gaby Naher (2004), Wrestling the Dragon: In Search of the Boy Lama Who Defied China, of the search for Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the seventeenth Karmapa, who left Tibet in 1999.
Poudre d'or et monnaies d'argent au Tibet by Luce Boulnois — $27.55 A French-language study of gold dust and silver coinage in Tibet, mainly in the eighteenth century, by Lucette Boulnois (Éditions du CNRS, 1983).
Nomads of Western Tibet: The Survival of a Way of Life by Melvyn C. Goldstein — $24.70 A study of pastoral nomads in western Tibet, with photography and text by Melvyn C. Goldstein and Cynthia M. Beall (Serindia, 1989).
The Tibetans by Matthew T. Kapstein — $15.20 A general introduction to Tibetan culture, history and society by Matthew T. Kapstein, The Tibetans, in the Peoples of Asia series (Blackwell, 2006).
Zum Heiligsten Berg der Welt by Herbert Tichy — $21.85 Zum Heiligsten Berg der Welt, by Herbert Tichy, published by Buchgemeinschaft Donauland (1953), 200 pages, in German.
Fest Der Weissen Schleier by Ernst Schafer — $53.20 Fest der weissen Schleier, by Ernst Schäfer, published by Vieweg in 1950, 199 pages, in German.
Population and Society in Contemporary Tibet by Rong Ma — $20.90 A demographic and social study by Ma Rong, Population and Society in Contemporary Tibet (Hong Kong University Press).
Eroberungszüge in Tibet by Sven Hedin — $19.00 Eroberungszüge in Tibet, by Sven Hedin, published by F.A.
Settlements of Hope by Anna. Forbes — $13.96 Settlements of Hope: An Account of Tibetan Refugees in Nepal by Ann Armbrecht Forbes, published by Cultural Survival in 1989.
Prisoner in Red Tibet by Sydney Wignall — $14.77 Prisoner in Red Tibet, by Sydney Wignall, published by Hutchinson of London (1957), 264 pages.
Tibet mort ou vif by Pierre-Antoine Donnet — $9.97 Tibet mort ou vif by Pierre-Antoine Donnet, a French-language book on Tibet under Chinese rule published by Gallimard in 1990, with a preface by Elisabeth Badinter.
The Government & Politics of Tibet by Ram Rahul — $45.60 A study of Tibetan government and politics by Ram Rahul, published by Vikas Publications in Delhi in 1969.
A Cultural History of Tibet by David Snellgrove & Hugh Richardson — $25.17 A cultural history of Tibet by David Snellgrove and Hugh Richardson, published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968.
Whispered Prayers: Portraits and Prose of Tibetans in Exile by Mandala Mandala Publishing — $8.53 Whispered Prayers: Portraits and Prose of Tibetans in Exile, photographs and text by Stephen R. Harrison, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama and essays by Anthony Storr and Vicki Goldberg (SOS Talisman Press, 2006).
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Dalai Lama — $10.45 The Nobel Peace Prize and the Dalai Lama, compiled and edited by Sidney Piburn with a foreword by Tenzin Tethong (1990).
Path of the Bodhisattva warrior by 13th Dalai Lama and Glenn H. Mullin — $23.75 Path of the Bodhisattva Warrior: The Life and Teachings of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, compiled and translated by Glenn H. Mullin, with a foreword by Thubten Norbu and illustrations by Namkhah Tashi (1988).
Abenteuer in Tibet by Sven Hedin — $30.40 Abenteuer in Tibet, a German-language account by Sven Hedin of his travels in Tibet, published by F. A. Brockhaus in 1920.
Dalai Lamas of Tibet by Inder Malik — $18.05 A history of the Dalai Lamas of Tibet by Inder Malik, published by Uppal Publishing House in Delhi in 1984.
A Poisoned Arrow: The Secret Report of the 10th Panchen Lama by Robert Barnett, trans. — $80.75 A Poisoned Arrow: The Secret Report of the 10th Panchen Lama, translated by Robert Barnett and published by the Tibet Information Network in 1997.
The reincarnation of the Panchen Lama by Shan Zhou — $10.45 The Reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, compiled by Shan Zhou and published in English by China Intercontinental Press in 1996.
Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination by Dibyesh Anand — $12.35 Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination by Dibyesh Anand, published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2008.
The Heart of the World by Ian Baker — $4.71 The Heart of the World: A Journey to the Last Secret Place by Ian Baker, published by Penguin in 2004.
A Message from Batang by Z.S. Loftis — $142.50 A Message from Batang: The Diary of Z. S. Loftis, Medical Missionary to Tibet, published by Fleming H. Revell in 1911.
14th Dalai Lama : Spiritual Leader of Tibet by Whitney Stewart — $13.83 A biography of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, by Whitney Stewart, published by Lerner in 1996 (128 pages) for younger readers.
Tibet: The Road Ahead by Dawa Norbu — $37.55 Tibet: The Road Ahead is a study of Tibet's politics, history and society by Dawa Norbu, published by HarperCollins India in 1997.
People in High Places: Approaches to Tibet by Audrey Salkeld — $5.44 People in High Places: Approaches to Tibet is a travel and mountaineering book by Audrey Salkeld, published by Jonathan Cape in London in the early 1990s.
Au Tibet des rebelles Golok by Jacques Raymond — $23.50 Au Tibet des rebelles Golok is a French-language illustrated book on the Golok of eastern Tibet, written and photographed by Jacques Raymond, with a preface by Michel Peissel.
La Géographie au Tibet by Yang Qinye and Zheng Du — $76.74 La Géographie au Tibet is a French-language introduction to the physical and human geography of Tibet by Yang Qinye and Zheng Du, published by China Intercontinental Press in Beijing in 2003.
La Religion au Tibet by Garsangrgya — $76.02 La Religion au Tibet is a French-language introduction to religion in Tibet by Garsangrgya, published by China Intercontinental Press in 2003 as part of its "Collection Tibet" series.
Tibet by Henry Scholberg — $28.49 Tibet! is a 1995 paperback by Henry Scholberg, published by Indus, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers India, running to 212 pages.
Gso-ba Rig-pa: Le Systeme Medical Tibetain by Fernand Meyer — $28.49 Gso-ba rig-pa: le système médical tibétain is a French-language study of Tibetan medicine by Fernand Meyer, published by Presses du CNRS in 1988 in its CNRS Plus series.
Time, Vol. 183, No. 10, March 19, 2014: The Survivor — $28.49 Issue of Time magazine dated March 18, 2019 (Vol. 193, No. 10), with a cover story by Charlie Campbell, "The Survivor," on the Dalai Lama, 60 years after his flight into exile, and China's rival plans for Buddhism and…
Lhasa Today by Duo Mei — $14.25 Lhasa Today is a short illustrated booklet on the city of Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, edited by Duo Mei and published in English by China Intercontinental Press in 1996.
Inside the Treasure House: A Time in Tibet by Catriona Bass — $4.82 Inside the Treasure House: A Time in Tibet is a travel memoir by Catriona Bass, published in London by Victor Gollancz in 1990.
Tibetan Journey by F. Doggett Learner — $47.49 Tibetan Journey is a travel account by F. Doggett Learner, published by Henry E. Walter Ltd in 1952, with a foreword by Mrs. Howard Taylor.
Tibet (oxford pamphlet of indian affairs) by David Macdonald — $28.49 Tibet is No. 30 in the Oxford Pamphlets on Indian Affairs series, written by David Macdonald and published by Oxford University Press in 1945.
An interview with the Dalai Lama by John F. Avedon — $6.53 An Interview with the Dalai Lama is a short 1980 book by John F. Avedon, published by Littlebird Publications, presenting an interview with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
Land Of Pure Vision The Sacred Geography Of Tibet And The Himalaya 2014 by David Zurick — $8.53 Land of Pure Vision: The Sacred Geography of Tibet and the Himalaya is a 2014 illustrated book by geographer David Zurick, with a foreword by Éric Valli, published by the University Press of Kentucky.
Peking Versus Delhi by George N. Patterson — $18.74 Peking Versus Delhi is a study of the Sino-Indian conflict by George N. Patterson, published by Faber and Faber in London in 1963.
ZEITLOSES TIBET by Jörg-Peter Maurer — $43.44 Zeitloses Tibet: Mönche und Klöster auf dem Dach der Welt is a German-language illustrated book on Tibetan monks and monasteries by Jörg-Peter Maurer and Gisela Maurer, published by Touristbuch in 1982.
The Necklace of Zi by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu — $28.49 The Necklace of Zi: On the History and Culture of Tibet is a study by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, published by Shang Shung Edizioni in 2004.
Research for Zhang Zhung Civilisation by Tsering Thar — $33.32 Research for Zhang Zhung Civilisation is a study by Tsering Thar of the ancient Zhang Zhung culture of western Tibet, published by Vajra Books in association with Qinghai Nationalities Publishing House in 2021.
The Road to Shambala by Vsevolod Ovchinnikov — $8.05 The Road to Shambala is a travel account by Soviet journalist Vsevolod Ovchinnikov, published in English by New World Press, Beijing, in 1995.
Tibet Does Not Exist by Don Thompson — $16.84 Tibet Does Not Exist is a play in two acts by Don Thompson, published in New York by Theater for Human Rights in 1998.
History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume One by Donatella Rossi — $8.24 A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume One: The Early Period (The Light of Kailash) by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, translated from the Tibetan and edited by Donatella Rossi with English editing by Nancy Simmons…
The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume Three by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu — $30.14 The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet, Volume Three (The Later Period: Tibet) is a history by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, translated from the Tibetan and edited by Donatella Rossi, with English editing by…
Folk tales from eastern Tibet by Ryōshun Kajihama — $7.96 Folk Tales from Eastern Tibet is a collection of Tibetan folk tales translated into English by Ryoshun Kajihama and published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives in Dharamsala in 2004.
Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide by Victor Chan — $7.53 Tibet Handbook: A Pilgrimage Guide is a travel guidebook to Tibet by Victor Chan, published by Moon Publications in 1994 and running to about 1,100 pages.
Visions of Tibet: Outer, Inner, Secret by Brian Kistler — $11.90 Visions of Tibet: Outer, Inner, Secret is a photographic book with photographs by Brian Kistler and an introduction by Robert Thurman, edited and designed by Thomas F. Yarnall.
Yal ñen che baʼi Bod by Manuel Bauer — $28.49 Shadow Tibet: images of contemporary reality is a 64-page book of photographs by Manuel Bauer, published in 1998 by the Amye Machen Institute (A-myes-rma-chen Bod kyi rig gźuṅ źib ʼjug khaṅ).
Uncompromising Tibet by Wolfgang von Erffa — $6.44 Uncompromising Tibet: Tradition, Religion, Politics is a book on Tibet by Wolfgang von Erffa, published by Paljor Publications in 1996 in an English revised edition (162 pages).
Tibet customs by Gesangmeiduo, Yanli Zuo — $61.82 Tibet Customs is an illustrated English-language book on the customs and social life of the Tibetan people, compiled by Gesangmeiduo and translated by Zuo Yanli, published by China Intercontinental Press in 2004.
Tibet - terre prodigieuse by Jie Sun — $27.76 Tibet - terre prodigieuse is a French-language illustrated book on Tibet by Jie Sun, published in 1990 by Editions Aurore with the Société Chinoise du Commerce International du Livre, running to 158 pages.
Faces: Portraits of Tibet by Hiroyuki Nagaoka — $38.00 Faces: Portraits of Tibet is a book of photographs by Hiroyuki Nagaoka, published in 2000 by Toyoko Ozeki.
Tibet by Propst — $28.49 Tibet is a 1982 photography book by R. L. Propst, published by The Propst Co. in paperback.
Discovery, Recognition and Enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama by Khemey Sonam Wangdu and Sir Basil J. Gould — $28.49 An account of how the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was discovered, recognized and enthroned, by Khemey Sonam Wangdu, with the report of Sir Basil J. Gould, the British Political Officer in Sikkim, who attended the…
One Stone for Tibet by Janice Harvey — $47.49 One Stone for Tibet by Janice Harvey (Awareness Publications, 1998), a book that argues for Tibet's cause.
Tibet Handbook by Gyurme Dorje — $9.10 A travel guidebook to Tibet, the Footprint Tibet Handbook, by the Tibetologist and translator Gyurme Dorje (Footprint, 2008).
Dharamsala by Jeremy L. Russell — $10.33 A pictorial book on Dharamsala, the Indian hill town that is the home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile, by Jeremy Russell with a foreword by the Dalai Lama (Heian International, 2000, 93 pages).
Tibet: Un Autre Monde by Pierre-Antoine Donnet and Robert Dompnier — $26.95 A French-language illustrated book on Tibet, Tibet: un autre monde, directed by Pierre-Antoine Donnet and Robert Dompnier (Maison du Tibet - Olizane, 1993), produced with support from the Commission nationale de la…
The Dalai Lamas of Tibet by Tendar Samphel — $10.20 An illustrated account of the Dalai Lamas by Thubten Samphel and Tendar, with a foreword by the 14th Dalai Lama (Heian International, 2004, 128 pages).
Tibet by Julia Wilkinson — $28.49 A Dutch-language illustrated book on Tibet in the Elmar Landenreeks (country series), with text by Julia Wilkinson and photographs by Magnus Bartlett, J. M. Jardine, Richard Lanchester, James Montgomery, Herman How Man…
Deux regards sur le Tibet by Olga de Turckeim, Arnaud de Turckeim — $11.28 A French-language travel notebook, Deux regards sur le Tibet, by Olga and Arnaud de Turckheim (Gallimard, 2001, 90 pages), with a preface by Matthieu Ricard.
Glimpses of Northern Tibet by Ma Lihua — $28.49 Glimpses of Northern Tibet by Ma Lihua, first edition, published by Panda Books in 1991.
Tibetan Venture by C. G. Lewis — $10.90 Tibetan Venture by C. G. Lewis, first American edition, published by A. S. Barnes and Co. in 1968, with a foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell.
The Last Dalai Lama: A Biography by Michael Harris Goodman — $9.71 The Last Dalai Lama: A Biography by Michael Harris Goodman, published by Shambhala in 1986.
Tibet on the Imperial Chessboard by Premen Addy — $40.68 Tibet on the Imperial Chessboard by Premen Addy, first edition, published by Academic Publishers in 1984.
Tibet: Het Stille Drama by C. Vertente — $28.49 Tibet: Het Stille Drama by C. Vertente, published by Peeters in 1985, in Dutch.
Adventures Of A Tibetan Fighting Monk by Hugh Richardson — $24.20 Adventures of a Tibetan Fighting Monk, the life story of Tashi Khedrup, a dob-dob or 'fighting monk' of old Tibet, presented by Hugh Richardson and published by The Tamarind Press in 1986 in its Asian Portraits series.
Tibetan Tourism (Series of Basic Information of Tibet China) by An Caidan — $9.48 Tibetan Tourism by An Caidan (China Intercontinental Press, 2003), a volume in the Series of Basic Information of Tibet, China, in English, on travel in Tibet.
I Volti del Tibet Segreto by Fosco Maraini — $25.58 An Italian-language book of photographs of Tibet by Fosco Maraini, the Italian ethnologist, photographer and writer who travelled there.
Xizang jiao yu yan jiu by 中央民族学院出版社 — $28.49 A Chinese-language collection of studies on education in Tibet, Xizang jiao yu yan jiu, edited by Geng Jinsheng and Wang Xihong and published by the Central Institute for Nationalities Press in 1989.
藏族研究文集 (第二集) by 中央民族学院藏族研究所 — $28.49 A Chinese-language collection of studies on the Tibetan people, 藏族研究文集 (第二集), second volume, issued by the Tibetan Studies Institute of the Central Institute for Nationalities, Beijing, in 1984.
Tibetan Sky Lines by Robert B. Ekvall — $14.23 An account of life on the Tibetan borderlands by Robert B. Ekvall, issued in 1952 in a Travel Book Club edition.
Ta Ba Lin: A Tibetan Nunnery Today by Christa Isolde Moser — $26.10 Ta Ba Lin: A Tibetan Nunnery Today, by Christa Isolde Moser, a 38-page hardcover published by Henri Vetch (Hong Kong) in 2005.
A Strange Liberation by David Patt — $23.75 An account of Tibetan lives under Chinese rule by David Patt (Shambhala, 1992), A Strange Liberation: Tibetan Lives in Chinese Hands.
Lhasa: Tibet's Forbidden City by Frank and Christine Brignoli — $20.90 Lhasa: Tibet's Forbidden City, by Frank and Christine Brignoli, published by Creative Focus (1987).
Witness to Tibet's History by Baba Phuntsok Wangyal — $14.25 Witness to Tibet's History (Paljor Publications, 2007) is a first-hand account by Baba Phuntsok Wangyal (Phunwang) of Tibetan politics and the Communist movement in Tibet, in which he took part.
The Yarlung Tsangpo Great Canyon by Jimin Zhang — $18.05 A book on the Yarlung Tsangpo Great Canyon in Tibet by Zhang Jimin (Foreign Languages Press, 2006), subtitled The Last Secret World.
Xin Xizang (New Tibet) by Xiao Xiaoming — $57.00 A Chinese-language book on contemporary Tibet, Xin Xizang (New Tibet), published by the Foreign Languages Press in 2005.
Schamanen auf dem Dach der Welt by Amelie Schenk — $38.00 A German-language study of shamans in Kleintibet (Little Tibet), Schamanen auf dem Dach der Welt, subtitled Trance, Heilung und Initiation in Kleintibet, by Amelie Schenk (Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz…
Le Dernier Horizon by Michel Peissel — $21.60 A French-language account of travel in Tibet by the explorer Michel Peissel, Le Dernier Horizon: À la découverte du Tibet inconnu (Robert Laffont, 2001).
A History of Development of Tibet by Zheng Shan — $42.70 A History of Development of Tibet, edited by Zheng Shan and published in English by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, in 2000.
Ngari, Tibet by Weidong Cheng — $17.10 Ngari, Tibet (Xizang Ali) is an illustrated Chinese-English bilingual book edited by Cheng Weidong, published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, in 2002.
Tibet by Alan Winnington — $19.00 Tibet, by Alan Winnington, published by International Publishers, New York (1957), 235 pages.
A History of Development of Tibet by Zheng Shan — $42.75 A History of Development of Tibet, chief editor Zheng Shan, English translation by Chen Guansheng and Li Peizhu, published by Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, in 2010.
Xizang zui hou de jiao dui by Jiayangxire — $27.00 A Chinese-language book on Tibet by Jiayangxire (Xizang zui hou de jiao dui), published in Beijing in 2004 by Beijing shi yue wen yi chu ban she.
Le Dalai-Lama: Tibet en Exil by Henri Bancaud & Dagpo Rimpoché — $42.75 Le Dalaï-Lama: Tibet en exil by Henri Bancaud and Dagpo Rimpoché, a French-language book published by Editions Olizane in 1993.
The Fire Ox and Other Years by Suydam Cutting — $42.75 A travel and natural history narrative by Suydam Cutting, published by Scribner's in 1940.
Daughter of Tibet by Rinchen Dolma Taring — $39.90 Daughter of Tibet, the memoir of Rinchen Dolma Taring, published by John Murray in 1971.
Tibet: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land by Robert Z. Apte, Andrés R. Edwards — $12.30 Tibet: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land by Robert Z. Apte and Andrés R. Edwards, published by Heartsfire Books in 1998 with a foreword and poem by the Dalai Lama.
History of Tibet by S.P. Gupta and K.S. Ramachandran — $19.00 A short history of Tibet by S. P. Gupta and K. S. Ramachandran, published by the Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre in 1995.
Le Tibet interdit (French Edition) by Michel Waller — $19.95 Le Tibet interdit by Michel Waller, a French-language travel book published by Les Deux Encres in 2005.
The expression of religion in Tibetan medicine by Laurent Pordié — $19.00 A study of religion in Tibetan medicine by Laurent Pordié, published by the Institut Français de Pondichéry in 2003.
Tibet: Past and Present by Shu Zhisheng — $24.22 Tibet: Past and Present (Xizang jinxi), compiled by Shu Zhisheng and published by SDX Joint Publishing Company as a bilingual Chinese-English edition.
Secrets and Mystifications of Tibet by N. Akhmetshin — $10.98 Tayny i mistifikatsii Tibeta (Secrets and Mystifications of Tibet) by N. Akhmetshin, a Russian-language hardcover published by Veche in the series Tayny vekov.
Mystiek en Magie in Thibet (Magic and Mystery in Tibet) by Alexandra David-Neel — $7.58 A Dutch translation of Alexandra David-Neel's Mystiques et magiciens du Thibet (known in English as Magic and Mystery in Tibet), published in Amsterdam in 1941 by Uitgeverszaak Gnosis, translated from the French by…
On the Road to Tibet by Frank Kingdon-Ward — $12.35 On the Road to Tibet, a reprint (Earnshaw Books, 2006) of writing by the British plant collector and explorer Frank Kingdon-Ward (1885-1958), who travelled in the Himalaya and the borderlands of Tibet.