China / Tibet: Cover of 'In the Forbidden Land' by Henry Savage Landor (1898).

'In the Forbidden Land: An account of a journey in Tibet, capture by the Tibetan authorities, imprisonment, torture and ultimate release' by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1898). The cover of this edition shows a set of iron shackles pierced by the handle of a Buddhist prayer-wheel. Designed to appeal to a readership with orientalist, religious and travel interests, it is ironic that it might today serve equally well as a cover for a study opposing the Chinese presence in Tibet.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd

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Pictures From History

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Orientalism, Tibetan Buddhism