Bibliograph

Himālaya, exploring the roof of the world, John Keay

Type

Label

Himālaya, exploring the roof of the world, John Keay

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Himālaya

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1289239393

Responsibility statement

John Keay

Sub title

exploring the roof of the world

Summary

More rugged and elevated than any other zone on earth, Himālaya embraces all of Tibet, plus six of the world's eight major mountain ranges and nearly all its highest peaks. Thirty-five percent of the global population depend on Himālaya's freshwater for crop irrigation, protein, and, increasingly, hydropower. It now sits seismically unstable, as tectonic plates consider to shift and the region remains gridlocked in a global debate surrounding climate change. Keay shows that, without our commitment to an ethos of respect for it confounding, fascinating features, Himālaya will soon cease to exist. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- An orogenous zone -- War of the plates -- A domain of animals -- When men and monkeys meet -- Of flowers and towers -- Scholar, explorer, writer, pilgrim -- Pilgrims' progress -- The Karakoram anomaly -- Sublime deliverance -- Swede and swami -- Sages and heroes -- Gold dust and yak tails -- Shawl wars -- Mountains of destiny -- Epilogue

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