William Woodville Rockhill : scholar-diplomat of the Tibetan highlands /
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| Author / Creator: | Wimmel, Kenneth, 1933- |
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| Imprint: | Bangkok : Orchid Press, 2003. |
| Description: | xv, 238 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Asian portraits = Visages d'Asie Asian portraits. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5129037 |
| Summary: | This is a biography of the American linguist, scholar and diplomat William Woodville Rockhill (1854-1914), who mastered the Tibetan language and became the first Westerner to befriend and advise a Dalai Lama, perhaps most famously on the vexed issue of Tibet's status with regard to China. This is a biography of the American linguist, scholar and diplomat William Woodville Rockhill (1854-1914), an extraordinary man who mastered the Tibetan language and became the first Westerner to befriend and advise a Dalai Lama, perhaps most famously on the vexed issue of Tibet's status with |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 238 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9745240222 |
