Tibetan Rescue: The Extraordinary Quest to Save the Sacred Art Treasures of Tibet

by Pamela Logan

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The culture and artifacts of Tibet,like those of other remote indigenoussocieties, are under siege by the relentless modern world. The fate of monasteries in Tibet has been a subject of concern to many in the West; butuntil Tibetan Rescue little specific information had been published. As president of a nongovernmental organization that brings foreign aid intoTibet, Pamela Logan brings a first-hand account of h er journey through Tibet,as she evolves from solo traveler to expedition leader. show more Her mission: to savethe precious ancient murals of Pewar Monastery. To reach he show less

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Pamela Logan has been working and traveling on the Tibetan plateau since 1990. She earned her doctorate in aerospace science from Stanford University and has taught engineering at Cal Tech, but has devoted her time for the last decade to the preservation of Tibetan culture

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Nonfiction, Art & Design, Religion & Spirituality, Travel, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
751.6Arts & recreationPaintingTechniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, forms
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ND2849 .T5 .L64Fine ArtsPaintingPainting

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