Himalaya
A Human History
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Engelsk
'Magnificent . . this book is unlikely to be surpassed' TelegraphThis is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains....
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'Magnificent . . this book is unlikely to be surpassed' TelegraphThis is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 DUFF COOPER PRIZEAn epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains: here Jesuit missionaries exchanged technologies with Tibetan Lamas, Mongol Khans employed Nepali craftsmen, Armenian merchants exchanged musk and gold with Mughals. Featuring scholars and tyrants, bandits and CIA agents, go-betweens and revolutionaries, Himalaya is a panoramic, character-driven history on the grandest but also the most human scale, by far the most comprehensive yet written, encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art, and bursting with stories of courage and resourcefulness. 'Magisterial' The Times'His observations are sharp. . his writing glows' New York Review of BooksSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATURE
Detaljer
Forlag
Vintage
ISBN
9781784704483
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
592
Udgivelsesdato
15-07-2021
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2949933
EAN nr.
9781784704483
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
198
Bredde (mm)
138
Længde (mm)
43
Vægt (g)
504