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For more than thirty-five years, David Zurick - one of the world's foremost experts and writers on the Himalaya - has been trekking this remote, dramatic region and documenting its magnificent geographical features. In this, his third book on the Himalaya, Zurick offers a different and more personal appraisal of the region, detailing his own intimate experiences with the environment and the people who live there. In a clear, conversational style, Zurick covers a wide array of topics, from the interplay of different religions in Kathmandu to the economic and social changes transpiring in Bhutan to the fragile frontier of Tibet.

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Book category Books in English Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning Geography Regional geography

• Full title: Himalaya
• Subtitle: Encounters with the Roof of the World
• Author: David Zurick
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9781930066960
• ISBN: 1930066961
• ID: 05031322
• Publisher: Center for American Places,US
• Weight: 744 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 189 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. October 2011

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