Book & podcast collection

Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World

by John Keay

History has not been kind to Himalaya. Empires have collided here, cultures have clashed. Buddhist India claimed it from the south, Islam put down roots in its western approaches, Mongols and Manchus rode in from the north, and, from the east, China continues to absorb what it prefers not to call Tibet. Hunters have decimated its wildlife and mountaineers ha

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

—

ISBN

9781632869432