The Myth of Shangri-La

Download or read book The Myth of Shangri-La written by Peter Bishop and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bishop's engrossing and readable account provides us with a fascinating picture of European myths concerning the Land of the Snows and of the role these myths played in shaping perceptions of the Orient. Bishop's riveting portrait of European conceptions is an important and exceptionally well written contribution to an understanding of Western attitudes toward Tibet and all of East Asia."--Morris Rossabi, author of Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times