Description:A History of Western Tibet by A.H. Francke, which was published in 1907, is a standard work on Ladakh. He had admitted that all the source material was not available to him at the time of writing this book. Since then, more documents have come to light and now it is possible to fill in the gaps in Francke's work. At the same time, it is possible to correct his mistakes. It was for these reasons that this book was selected for critical appreciation. An attempt has been made to put important issues in correct perspective so as to complete the work of A.H. Francke. The Critical Introduction discusses his statements and presents correct versions of the events and developments comprising this history of Ladakh. The assertions of the authors are based on original documents collected by the late J. Gergan. This does not in any way detract from the scholarly qualities of A.H. Francke, who did pioneering work on the history, geography, culture, and sociology of Ladakh. This annotated edition of his valuable book, reissued as A History of Ladakh, is a loving homage to his memory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Ladakh. To get started finding A History of Ladakh, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: A History of Western Tibet by A.H. Francke, which was published in 1907, is a standard work on Ladakh. He had admitted that all the source material was not available to him at the time of writing this book. Since then, more documents have come to light and now it is possible to fill in the gaps in Francke's work. At the same time, it is possible to correct his mistakes. It was for these reasons that this book was selected for critical appreciation. An attempt has been made to put important issues in correct perspective so as to complete the work of A.H. Francke. The Critical Introduction discusses his statements and presents correct versions of the events and developments comprising this history of Ladakh. The assertions of the authors are based on original documents collected by the late J. Gergan. This does not in any way detract from the scholarly qualities of A.H. Francke, who did pioneering work on the history, geography, culture, and sociology of Ladakh. This annotated edition of his valuable book, reissued as A History of Ladakh, is a loving homage to his memory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Ladakh. To get started finding A History of Ladakh, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.