Tibet. The roof of the world between past and present

To the western imagination, Tibet seems a superb, isolated and immutable fortress protected by the colossal Himalayan mountain chain. This book covers the most important points in the country's historical, geographical and social events and attempts to illustrate the dramatic developments taking place in modern Tibet. It describes the phenomenon of the oracles in remote areas, the monks that strenuously defend their religion and the local cadres that attempt to reconcile their role with ancient traditions but also the museum-monasteries, the glass and cement buildings and the cyber cafes of the modern age Lhasa.