Tibet and the British Raj: The Frontier Cadre, 1904-1947
- ISBN-10
- 0700706275
- ISBN-13
- 9780700706273
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Alex McKay
Description
This text explores the diplomatic representatives of the Raj in Tibet. Besides being scholars, spies and empire-builders, they also influenced events in Tibet but as well as shaping our modern understanding of that land.
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