Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The museum on the roof of the world : art, politics, and the representation of Tibet
Other Name
Buddhism and modernity (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Place
Date
2012?
Physical Description
xi, 313 pages, 16 pages of colour plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780226317472
9780226317502
0226317471
0226317501
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
The Tibet museum in the West -- The Younghusband mission and Tibetan art -- Picturing Tibet for the imperial archive -- Photography and the politics of memory -- The Tibet museum in exile -- The Tibet museum in Lhasa -- The invention of Tibetan contemporary art -- The Buddha goes global.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Tibet Region - Museums - History]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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