Sikhim and Bhutan: Twenty-one Years on the North-East Frontier is J. Claude White's memoir of his expeditions in Sikkim, eastern Bhutan, parts of Tibet and missions to Bhutan that took him to unexplored regions of these places, which he has captured brilliantly through his writing?and?photographs.
Appointed as the Political Officer in administrative charge of Sikkim and later of Bhutan, by the British Indian government, White's account covers his official activities, interactions with people from diverse back-grounds - both maharajas and common folk - and his explorations, making?this?book?a?fascinating?read.
White's expeditions on both glacial and non-existent road tracks, through snowstorm and blizzard, witnessing avalanches, crossing wobbly cane bridges, and to the Tatshang Monastery in Paro -- more famous as the Tiger's Nest - are invigorating and thrilling. White has also given detailed and rich descriptions of monasteries, forts, castles and hamlets; the people and their life; and political events like the Delhi Durbar.
His remarkable photographs that include the Maharaja of Bhutan Sir Ugyen Wang-chuk, the Maharaja and Maharani of Sikkim, Kanchenjunga, glacial lakes, Bhutanese houses, a precarious bamboo roadway, monasteries and artefacts, significantly contribute to Sikhim and?Bhutan's?appeal.
The book also includes general information on Bhutan and Sikkim, their?arts?and?industries,?and?its?laws?and?customs.
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Verlagsort
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Gewebe-Einband
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Höhe: 230 mm
Breite: 150 mm
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ISBN-13
978-93-90729-83-8 (9789390729838)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Engineer, author and avid amateur photographer, John Claude White worked?for?the?British?Indian?government.
Chapter I The Geographical Position and General Feature of the states of Sikhim and Bhutan 1
Chapter II The People their Morals Religion and language 7
Chapter III A Short History of Sikhim 16
Chapter IV Early Reminiscences 19
Chapter V More Early Reminiscences 25
Chapter VI More Early Reminiscences 33
Chapter VII The Delhi Durbar and VIsit of the Chiefs 45
Chapter VIII Expeditions and Explorations in Sikhim 53
Chapter IX Expeditions and Explorations in Sikhim 63
Chapter X Expeditions and Explorations in Sikhim 82
Chapter XI DeParture from Sikhim 94
Chapter XII History of the Founding of Bhutan 99
Chapter XIII My First Mission of Bhutan 105
Chapter XIV My First Mission of Bhutan 137
Chapter XV My First Mission of Bhutan 161
Chapter XVI An Exploration of Eastern Bhutan 184
Chapter XVII An Exploration of Eastern Bhutan and a Portion of Tibet in 1906 197
Chapter XVIII My Second Mission to Bhutan 211
Chapter XIX My Second Mission to Bhutan 224
Chapter XX British Mission to Bhutan 237
Chapter XXI British Relations with Bhutan from 1772 264
Chapter XXII Foreign Relations with Bhutan 285
Chapter XXIII Arts and Industries of Sikhim and Bhutan 294
Appendices 301-325
Index 327
