Among the Tibetans - Isabella L Bird - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781544600451 - March 16, 2017
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Among the Tibetans

Isabella L Bird

Among the Tibetans

Its inhabitants, chiefly Moslems, infamously governed by Hindus, are a feeble race, attracting little interest, valuable to travellers as 'coolies' or porters, and repulsive to them from the mingled cunning and obsequiousness which have been fostered by ages of oppression. But even for them there is the dawn of hope, for the Church Missionary Society has a strong medical and educational mission at the capital, a hospital and dispensary under the charge of a lady M. D. have been opened for women, and a capable and upright 'settlement officer, ' lent by the Indian Government, is investigating the iniquitous land arrangements with a view to a just settlement

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 16, 2017
ISBN13 9781544600451
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 68
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 4 mm   ·   104 g
Language English  

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