{"product_id":"tibet-paperback","title":"Tibet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin M. Turnbull\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, \u003ci\u003eTibet\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of the history, the religion and the people of Tibet by Thubten Jigme Norbu, elder brother of the Dalai Lama, and Colin M. Turnbull, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forest People\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDescribing Tibet's literature, legends, and realities of its religious life, Thubten Jigme Norbu explore the fascinating world of Tibet in this essential book.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin M. Turnbull\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London, and now lives in Connecticut. He was educated at Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy and politics. After serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II, he held a research grant for two years in the Department of Indian Religion and Philosophy at Banaras Hindu University, in India, and then returned to Oxford, where he studied anthropology, specializing in the African field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has made five extended field trips to Africa, the last of which was spent mainly in the Republic of Zaïre. From these trips he drew the material for his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest People, \u003c\/i\u003e an account of the three years he spent with the Pygmies of Zaïre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Turnbull was a Professor of Anthropology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and a Corresponding Member of Le Musée Royal d'Afrique Centrale.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42175824887943,"sku":"9780671205591","price":26.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/54a83205e64153abb22f3e6c0be4cfdb.webp?v=1733384526","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/tibet-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}