Ed Douglas
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"A magisterial history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures, and adventures among the world's highest mountains. For many years, 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 from being wild and barren, the Himalaya has been home...
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Language
Français
Description
L'immensité de l'Himalaya fascine depuis longtemps les hommes en quête d'une élévation, littérale ou spirituelle: pèlerins, marchands, soldats ou aventuriers cherchant à se mesurer aux montagnes les plus spectaculaires.
Loin d'être sauvage et stérile, la chaîne himalayenne est depuis des âges immémoriaux un formidable carrefour commercial, religieux et militaire. Ici, les missionnaires jésuites ont échangé avec les lamas tibétains,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
"The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across thousands of miles of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean?...
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