Häftad, Engelska, 2021
Himalaya
A Human History
Av Ed Douglas
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Empires, explorers and sacred summits - an epic story of the roof of the world.In Himalaya, award-winning writer and climber Ed Douglas traces the intertwined histories of the mountains and their people. From Buddhist pilgrims and imperial explorers to mountaineers and freedom fighters, he reveals how these peaks have shaped spirituality, science and geopolitics for millennia.Drawing on years of travel and meticulous research, Douglas combines geography, biography and adventure into a sweeping narrative of conflict, resilience and wonder across the most dramatic landscape on Earth.‘Magnificent… unlikely to be surpassed’ Telegraph ‘A magisterial account of the complex human history of the Himalaya’ The Times
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- Utgivningsdatum: 2021-07-15
- Mått: 129 x 198 x 40 mm
- Vikt: 505 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 592
- Förlag: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9781784704483
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Ed Douglas is an award-winning writer who has reported from the Himalaya for over twenty-five years, covering the Maoist insurgency in Nepal and the Tibetan occupation. The author of a dozen books, including a biography of Tenzing Norgay, he is also a climber with first ascents in the Himalaya, and edits the Alpine Journal. He lives in Sheffield.
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Magnificent ... a far-reaching, compendious and elegantly turned examination of a region and its peoples, this book is unlikely to be surpassed
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