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Chargement... Himalaya: A Human Historypar Ed Douglas
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. bcc Himalaya: A Human History runs from early history through the 21st century, but much of it is centered on the eras of the British East India Company and the subsequent Imperial Raj. While Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan were never a formal part of the Raj (nor was Sikkim, though Sikkim has since been absorbed into post-colonial India), there were major interactions between these mountain kingdoms and India, both pre-British and during the British era; and some lowland border areas such as Darjeeling (as its name indicates, a major center of tea production) were actually a part of the Raj. There's also substantial discussion of the relations between the Himalayan regions and China, including some discussion of colonial/imperialist Britain's opium wars as well as present-day Sino-Tibetan relations and the effects on both Nepal and India. An excellent book, and one that's so rich and complex as to require a reread. The reason I've given it four rather than five stars is because of the absence of any footnotes or endnotes. There's an extensive bibliography, but it's unannotated and thus of minimal value. There are many issues where annotated authorities would be helpful, because you won't get such support from the laundry-list bibliography. I'd especially like to have had supporting references to the CIA's activities in Tibet. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"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 to an astonishing diversity of indigenous and local cultures, as well as a crossroads for trade, and a meeting point and conflict zone for the world's superpowers. Here Jesuit missionaries exchanged technologies with Tibetan Lamas, Mongol Khans employed Nepali craftsmen, the East India Company grappled for dominance with China's emperors, and independent India confronts Mao's Communists and their successors. Spanning millennia, from its earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, and populated by a cast of colorful characters, Himalaya explores the history, culture, climate, geography, and politics of the Himalaya for a soaring account of life at the "roof of the world.""-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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