Journeys to Empire
Enlightenment, Imperialism and the British Encounter with Tibet, 1774-1904
Cultural Studies
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Gordon T Stewart
Cambridge University Press 2009
Hardback 280 pages  
0521515025 | 9780521515023 |  Product code: 88197  
George Bogle's East India Company expedition to Tibet in 1774 was a typically 18th century affair, with wives and concubines in train. When the explorer Francis Younghusband followed in his footsteps in 1904, it was an altogether more disciplined military operation intended to counter Russian expansion into Britain's sphere of influence. Comparing the two ventures, this fascinating study demonstrates how mores had changed over the course of a century, and explores the impact of Enlightenment ideas on the British Empire. Felt-tip on lower trimmed edge.
 
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