Asian Commitment: Travels and Studies in the Indian Sub-Continent and Southeast Asia. This extraordinary autobiographical account of the travels of Tibetan Studies Professor David Snellgrove is divided into two parts.  Part I  follows his travels to the Indian Subcontinent from 1943 to 1982 and includes an interlude at the Vatican as a consultant on Buddhism. Part II traces Indian cultural influences seen on trips after 1987 on the Malay-Indonesian archipelago and the Indo-Chinese mainland.  The significance of religion to all human societies is emphasized throughout.  Copiously illustrated, often in colour; notes, glossary and bibliography included.