The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922

The British Empire and Tibet 1900-1922
Author: Wendy Palace
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134278632

In August 1904 Sir Francis Younghusband's invasion force reached the forbidden city of Lhasa. The British invasion of Tibet in 1903 acted as a catalyst for change in a world transformed by revolution, war and the rise of a new order. Using unofficial government sources, private papers and the diaries and memoirs of those involved, this book examines the impact of Younghusband's invasion and its aftermath inside Tibet.

Tibet and the British Raj

Tibet and the British Raj
Author: Alex McKay
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1997
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780700706273

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.

Papers Relative to the British Empire in Tibet

Papers Relative to the British Empire in Tibet
Author: Ian Stephenson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2018-03-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986246910

A collection of official papers regarding the presence of the British Empire in Tibet, and the contracts concerned therewith, signed with various powers between 1876 and 1914. List of items contained in this book: + Agreement between Great Britain and China for the settlement of the Yünnan Case, Official Intercourse, and Trade between the two countries; 13 September, 1876. + Convention between Her Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the Emperor of China relative to Burmah and Tibet; 24 July, 1886. + Convention between Great Britain and China relating to Sikkim and Tibet; 17 March, 1890. + Regulations regarding Trade, Communication, and Pasturage, to be appended to the Sikkim-Tibet Convention of 1890; 5 December, 1893. + Convention between Great Britain and China, giving effect to Article III of the Convention of 24 July, 1886, relative to Burmah and Thibet; 1 March, 1894. + Agreement between Great Britain and China, modifying the Convention of 1 March, 1894, relative to Burmah and Thibet; 4 February, 1897. + Convention between the Governments of Great Britain and Tibet; 7 September, 1904. + Convention between the United Kingdom and China respecting Tibet; 27 April, 1906. + Convention between the United Kingdom and Russia relating to Persia, Afghanistan, and Thibet; 31 August, 1907. + Regulations respecting Trade in Tibet (amending those of 5 December, 1893) concluded between the United Kingdom, China, and Tibet; 20 April, 1908. + Exchange of notes between the British and Tibetan Plenipotentiaries; 24 - 25 March, 1914. + Convention between Great Britain, China, and Tibet; 3 July, 1914. + Anglo-Tibetan Declaration; 3 July, 1914. + Anglo-Tibet Trade Regulations; 3 July, 1914.

The British Invasion of Tibet

The British Invasion of Tibet
Author:
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN:

In 1903, a British missionary force under the leadership of Colonel Francis Younghusband crossed over the border from India and invaded Tibet. Younghusband insisted on the presence of the Dalai Lama at meetings to give tribute to the British and their Empire. The Dalai Lama merely said he must withdraw. Unable to tolerate such an insolent attitude, Younghusband marched forward and inflicted considerable defeats on the Tibetans in several one-sided battles. This is an account of his actions. Uncovered Editions are historic official papers which have not previously been available in a popular form.

Trespassers on the Roof of the World

Trespassers on the Roof of the World
Author: Peter Hopkirk
Publisher: Kodansha Globe
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1995-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781568360508

For centuries, Tibet has been the prize destination of determined explorers from England, Russia, and many other countries attempting to claim her for their own. Now, the widely acclaimed author of The Great Game presents a compelling history of the exploration of Tibet from the 19th century up to the present day.

Britain and China, 1840-1970

Britain and China, 1840-1970
Author: Robert Bickers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2015-07-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317419030

This book presents a range of new research on British-Chinese relations in the period from Britain’s first imperial intervention in China up to the 1960s. Topics covered include economic issues such as fi nance, investment and Chinese labour in British territories, questions of perceptions on both sides, such as British worries about, and exaggeration of, the ‘China threat’, including to India, and British aggression towards, and eventual withdrawal from, China.

Historical Dictionary of the British Empire

Historical Dictionary of the British Empire
Author: Kenneth J. Panton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 767
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810875241

For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.

Shadow States

Shadow States
Author: Bérénice Guyot-Réchard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107176794

This book explores Sino-Indian tensions from the angle of state-building, showing how they stem from their competition for the Himalayan people's allegiance.

Intra-Asian Trade and the World Market

Intra-Asian Trade and the World Market
Author: A.J.H. Latham
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2006-04-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134194080

This collection presents 'snap-shots' of trade in specific commodities, alongside chapters covering the region. This book fills a particular gap in the literature on intra-Asian trade prior to the 20th century, and makes a considerable contribution to our knowledge of the Asian trade.