Monks, Spies and a Soldier of Fortune: The Japanese in Tibet - Hardcover

Scott Berry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312123981 ISBN 13: 9780312123987

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1995

Synopsis

During the first half of the twentieth century, as Tibet opened its doors to the West, the country was visited by a number of Japanese. Two were monks investigating Tibetan Buddhism; two others were more worldly clerics hoping to manipulate Tibetan politics. Of the laymen, two were spies, one was a soldier of fortune and a fourth was the author of a three-volume adventure story. The present book, based on research into Japanese sources, recounts this virtually unknown episode in the history of travel and exploration.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0312123981
• ISBN 13: 9780312123987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352