
UMD > CAHSS > Department of Studies in Justice, Culture, & Social Change > Anthropology > Tim Roufs > Global Cultures

Understanding Global Cultures

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The CIA World Factbook

The World Fact Book -- CIA

EU Countries

Google Fact Check Tools

~ Navigate the OWL
~ APA Style
~ MLA Style
~ CMOS

~ Sample Papers:
APA MLA CMOS

~ Where do I begin?

~ General Writing

~ Conducting Research

~ topics and resources

BBC News / The Fifth Floor -- BBC World Service /

The Gardian News / The Gardian Global Development /

Anthropology in the News

TR HomePage TR Courses

Understanding Global Cultures

Modules for Class Participants Fall 2024 [calendar]

Modules for Class Participants Spring 2025 [calendar]

Simple Syllabus Spring 2025 (.pdf)

Due Dates for Spring 2025 [calendar]

List of countries of the world -- Wikipedia

Language Dictionaries and Resources

International Development Indicators
-- Human Development Reports, United Nations Development Programme

Global Open Data Index

. Sunday, 17 November 2024, 12:17 (12:17 PM) CST, day 322 of 2024 .

World Food and Water Clock

Search the troufs Site
(all TR courses and web pages)

Global Cultures

enlarged map

Lonely Planet Map

The Art of Happiness text.

Dalai Lama -- Wikipedia

Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama -- Wikipedia

to top of page / A-Z index

"Flag of Tibet used intermittently between 1912 and 1950. This version was introduced by the 13th Dalai Lama in 1912. The flag is outlawed in the People's Republic of China." -- Wikipedia

tba
(anthem)

བོད་

Tibet

Tibetan Monks at Sakya Monastery

see also:
Dalai Lama

English-Tibetan Dictionary

Tibetan to English Translation/Dictionary ToolsWikipedia:
Tibet
Tibetan Culture
Tibetan Language
Tibetan Script
Tibetan People
Central Tibetan Administration
(also known as the Tibetan Government in Exile)
The Tibet Autonomous Region
(a region in the People's Republic of China)

search Tibet on JSTOR

to top of page / A-Z index

Mount Everest
Wikipedia

An elderly Tibetan women holding a prayer wheel on the Lhasa's pilgrimage circuit of Barkhor. The Barkhor, a quadrangle of streets that surrounds the Jokhang Temple, is both the spiritual heart of the holy city and the main commercial district for Tibetans.

top of page

A-Z index

TR HomePage

In the News . . .

Science Diplomacy in High-altitude Tibetan Biology -- LiveScience (20 May 2011)

top of page

A-Z index

TR HomePage

Other Maps

Lonely Planet Map of Tibet
Map of Tibet -- National Geographic

UMD Library Catalogue
- JSTORE
country profiles
- Tibet -- U.S. Department of State
- Tibet -- Lonely Planet
- Tibet / Topics -- BBC News
- Tibet -- National Geographic
- Tibet -- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Great Britain
- Tibet -- NationMaster.com
- Tibet -- The Library of Congress: Country Studies
- Tibet -- CountryReports.org
- Tibet -- Wikipedia
- Tibet -- Eldis -- Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
Region > Asia > South Asia >Tibet -- Council on Foreign Relations

to top of page / A-Z index

general information
- AsianInfo.org > Tibet
- AdmiNet > World > Asia >Tibet
timelines
- BBC News timeline
- World News Atlas > South Asia >Tibet
- Tibet Timeline -- Haiwei Trails
holidays
- Tibetan Festivals -- Wikipedia
- Public and Banking Holidays for China -- Q++ Studio
travel
- Lonely Planet Worldguide > Asia >Tibet
national anthem
- national-anthems.net > Asia > Tibet

to top of page / A-Z index

newspapers / newsnetworks specific to Tibet and its environs
- BBC News headlines from Asia-Pacific
  - The Media in Tibet
- Telegraph.co.uk > news > worldnews > Asia > Tibet
- Tibetan Review
- Tibet Times
- Tibet News Site
- AllYouCanRead.com > Newspapers> Asia > Tibet
- The Internet Public Library > Newspapers > Asia > Tibet
- OnlineNewspapers.com > Tibet
- economist.com > countries >Tibet
- GlobalEDGE: International Resource Desk > Country Insights >Tibet
- topix.net » Front Page » World News » Asia » Tibet
- Tibet News, Articles and Campaigns | International Campaign for Tibet
newspapers / newsnetworks of regional and South Asian scope
radio
- Radio Free Asia -- Tibetan language version
- Voice of America: Tibetan Service
- OneWorld Radio
- The World -- BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston

to top of page / A-Z index

government resources
- Tibetan Government in Exile's Official Web Site
- The Official Website of the Central Tibetan Administration
- U.S. International Information Programs: World Regions > East Asia & the Pacific -- U.S. policy and issues

Commonwealth Foundation
language
- English-Tibetan Dictionary
- Tibetan to English Translation/Dictionary Tools

Tibetan Language -- Wilipedia
Tibetan Script -- Wilipedia
Sino-Tibetan languages -- Wilipedia
The Language of Tibet -- Dharma Haven
Digital Dictionaries of South Asia -- University of Chicago

to top of page / A-Z index

food
- eLook.org > Asian >
- Asian Cuisine > Tibetan cuisine -- Wikipedia
  - categories
- Google: Cooking > World Cuisines > Asian > Central Asian > Tibetan
- Saveur: Savor a World of Authentic Cuisine >Tibet
- World Food Habits: Bibliography > Central -- Robert Dirks
- Tibet -- Anthropology of Food-Food Science
- World Hearth Circle of International Cooking > Tibet
- Kelly, Elizabeth. Tibetan Cooking: Recipes for Daily Living, Celebration, and Ceremony. Ithica, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.

to top of page / A-Z index

religion
- Tibetan Buddhism -- Wilipedia
- Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
- Bön -- Wilipedia
- Islam in Tibet -- Wilipedia
- Religion in Tibet -- Wilipedia
- Internet Sacred Text Archive >
- Sacred Destinations >Tibet -- Holly Hayes
the arts
- Tibetan art -- Wilipedia
- Music of Tibet -- Wilipedia
- Timeline of Art History > Asia, Himalayan Region > -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- With Explosions of Color, Tibetan Art Flourishes -- New York Times (2009-03-29)
architecture
- Asian Historical Architecture --Tibet
- Tibetan Architecture -- Wikipedia
- Vernacular Architecture of the World: Great Buildings Online > Architecture of Asia >Tibet -- Kevin Matthews and Artifice, Inc.
cities and towns
- Major Cities -- Lonely Planet
- World Heritage Cities
- Historic Cities > Countries > Tibet
- Cities Around the World > Tibet -- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

to top of page / A-Z index

Other WebSites
- UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences
- Global Voices Online -- Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School
- Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) -- United Nations
- UNESCO WebWorld Portals >> Observatory Portal on the Information Society >> Regions >> [International] >> Asia and Pacific >> Tibet
- SoundTransit -- soundscapes and sound clips from around the world
- Tibet Online
- Tibetan Studies -- World-Wide Web Virtual Library
- BRIEF HISTORY OF TIBET -- Frients of Tibet
- Tibetan Studies Internet Resources -- Columbia University Libraries
- Digital Himalaya -- University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Conservancy for Tibetan Art & Culture
- Tibetan Pages -- Dharma Haven
- Tibet at a Glance -- International Campaign for Tibet
- Revealed: How Tibetans Survive Thin Air -- Live Science (07 June 2010)
- Tibetans May Be Fastest Evolutionary Adapters Ever -- NPR (01 July 2010)
- Tibetans Carry Unique Gene to Combat Mountain Sickness -- DiscoveryNews (08 June 2010)
photo gallery

Yak milking

GC Index of Major Items
GC "Sunday Memos"		GC Video Schedule
GC Slides Schedule		GC Text Assignments Schedule
GC Other (check Canvas)		GC Exams . . . (wk-7) and (wk-16)
GC REM: Work on Project		GC Discussion(s)
GC Main Due Dates		GC Spring 2025 Calendar
Checklist for the Semester

top of page

A-Z index

TR HomePage

© 1998 - 2025 Timothy G. Roufs Page URL: http:// www.d.umn.edu /claweb/faculty/troufs/anth1095/Tibet.html Last Modified Saturday, 19 October 2013, 11:39 (11:39 AM) CDT, day 292 of 2013 Site Information / Disclaimers ~ Main A-Z Index
	View Stats