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Himalaya: A Human History
Ed Douglas
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Description for Himalaya: A Human History
Paperback.
This is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world’s highest mountains.
Spanning millennia, from its earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, Himalaya is a soaring account of resilience and conquest, discovery and plunder, oppression and enlightenment at the ‘roof of the world’.
From all around the globe, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world’s most spectacular and challenging peaks. But far ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847924148
SKU
9781847924148
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About Ed Douglas
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. ... Read more
Reviews for Himalaya: A Human History
Magnificent ... a far-reaching, compendious and elegantly turned examination of a region and its peoples, this book is unlikely to be surpassed
Telegraph
A magisterial account of the complex human history of the greatest mountains on Earth ... fascinating ... scrupulously and movingly detail[ed] ... Douglas weaves a far richer tapestry, showing how this is a sacred ... Read more
Telegraph
A magisterial account of the complex human history of the greatest mountains on Earth ... fascinating ... scrupulously and movingly detail[ed] ... Douglas weaves a far richer tapestry, showing how this is a sacred ... Read more