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Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2003. A new biography of the American diplomat and linguist William Rockhill (1854-1914). Rockhill's renown is experiencing a revival among members of a growing group. Tibetan Buddhism, its art and philosophy, now attracts more students and a wider general audience beyond that still small circle of Tibetan scholars. Rockhill's name, once almost forgotten except in connection with the formulation of the historic 'Open Door Policy' for China, comes up for reasons closer to his own heart. Rockhill was the first American to learn to read, write and speak Tibetan fluently, and one of the first Westerners to be hosted by the Dalai Lama, conversing with the spiritual leader directly in his own language. Scholars in most fields are usually pictured in a cloistered existence, but this was and still is often untrue for those studying Tibet and its culture. They, and Rockhill as well, have often been happiest when on a difficult and dangerous pilgrimage. Rockhill's…
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- Title William Woodville Rockhill...
- Author Kenneth Wimmel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 254
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Orchid Press, Bangkok
- Date July 26, 2006
- ISBN 9789745240223 / 9745240222
- Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.86 x 6.92 x 0.89 in (25.04 x 17.58 x 2.26 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004473229
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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