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Road News from Tibet
Richard Langlais
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Description for Road News from Tibet
Paperback. A first-hand account of current conditions in an isolated region of Tibet. The author emphasizes the interaction between native Tibetans and the current holders of power, the Chinese. The areas described, eastern Tibet and western Sichuan, are historical sites of intense and continual conflict. Num Pages: 227 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
A satellite passes. It dips lower in its orbit to have a closer look at Central Asia. The sweep of its vision glosses the Celestial Mountains and the Mountains of Chaos. Its prying lenses probe the Taklamakhan, the Himalaya and the headwaters of Asia's greatest rivers. Mother Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Yellow River, the Salween, Yangtze and Mekong all lie exposed beneath its arc. It's focus is Tibet. At least a few satellites pass over Tibet these days. Their observations are crisp and hard, terse and digital. Statistics are collected while hardy people sleep softly on the land below. ... Read more
A satellite passes. It dips lower in its orbit to have a closer look at Central Asia. The sweep of its vision glosses the Celestial Mountains and the Mountains of Chaos. Its prying lenses probe the Taklamakhan, the Himalaya and the headwaters of Asia's greatest rivers. Mother Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Yellow River, the Salween, Yangtze and Mekong all lie exposed beneath its arc. It's focus is Tibet. At least a few satellites pass over Tibet these days. Their observations are crisp and hard, terse and digital. Statistics are collected while hardy people sleep softly on the land below. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540569657
SKU
V9783540569657
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Ref
99-15
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