Tales from the Himalaya
Vajra Books (Verlag)
978-9937-9330-3-2 (ISBN)
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This book tells epic stories of religion, science, politics, and society that define the lives of every man, woman and child in this highest of human habitats. Lavishly illustrated with an extensive bibliography, Tales from the Himalaya is an inspirational journey, a feast for the eye as well as the mind. Each tale is introduced by an episode from the author's travels and climbs across the Himalayan range.
Since 1965, Henry Edmundson has climbed and trekked in Kashmir, the Afghan Hindu Kush, the Pakistan Karakoram and the length and breadth of the Indian, Nepalese and Bhutanese Himalaya. He is a member of the Alpine Club and the Himalayan Club and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He resides in Cambridge, UK.
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Nomenclature
Approach March
Section 1 - Religion - A Different Type of Reality
1. The Magic of Upper Dolpo
2. Early Days in Tibet
3. A Buddhist Renaissance
4. Circling the Prey
5. The Modern Scholars
6. Escape from Tyranny
Section 2 - The Plates Must Speak
Prologue - Caught by a Quake
7. A Long Story, but not for a Geologist
8. Science under the Raj
9. Getting Closer to the Mountains
10.0The Consummate Professionals
11. The Eureka Moment
Section 3 - Politics - Controlling the Margins
Prologue - Trial by Fire
12. Kashmir Beginnings
13. The British get their Foot In
14. Trouble in Paradise
15. The China-Tibet Conundrum
16. War in the North-East
17. A Couple of Shangri-Las
Postscript - Srinagar Revisited
Section 4 - Society - A Nepalese Story
Prologue - Wildcatting
18. An exploding Diaspora
19. Fundamental Inequalities
20. Political Interlude
21. A People's War
22. State of Play
Postscript - The Far West
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.06.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Thamel |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 180 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 1380 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Bildbände | |
| ISBN-10 | 9937-9330-3-X / 993793303X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-9937-9330-3-2 / 9789937933032 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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