TIBET IN 1938-1939: Photographs from the Ernst Schäfer Expedition to Tibet by Isrun EngelhardtThis volume presents 150 photographs, most published here for the first time, of the famous (and infamous) Schfer Expedition. In 1938, the German biologist Ernst Schfer led a scientific expedition to Tibet. His team of scientists was able to record Tibetan life and culture with a level of detail previously unachieved by other Europeans. The photographs in this volume are one part of that record, documenting a vibrant traditional society in the early