French first encountered the Dalai Lama as an English schoolboy, sparking a deep interest that led to his leadership of the Free Tibet Campaign. But after the 1999 journey recounted in this travel ...

Explores the dynamic history of Tibet from its early empire to the present. Offers interdisciplinary perspectives on Tibetan civilization, including arts and literature, religion and politics, society ...

The Tibet Oral History and Archive Project (TOHAP) was undertaken (and collected) by Melvyn C. Goldstein—with support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities—as ...

The US ambassador to China is to visit the disputed region of Tibet this week, further stoking tensions between Washington and Beijing amid an ongoing trade war. The US embassy has announced that ...

An Indian official greets the Dalai Lama, spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet, on the latter’s arrival at a military camp on the frontier of Assam April 18, 1959 in India. In the center is Mr.

Melvyn Goldstein, PhD, set out in the mid-1980s to write one book about Tibet history from 1913 to 1959. But 900 pages in, he brought that volume to a close only having reached 1951, when communist ...

In digesting Tibet's different regions, it's important to know a few things. First, there's a distinction between Tibet and the Tibet Autonomous Region (also referred to as the TAR). Tibet is situated ...

Now an arid region, this land attracted prehistoric people to the region thousands of years ago. The area is one of the cradles of our species and other ancient peoples. And a new discovery enables ...

The Lake Tahoe Tibetan Cultural Festival will present the vibrant cultural traditions of Tibet, Aug. 31 to Sept. 8 at the Tallac Historical Site on Highway 89. Come experience a wide range of events ...