What We Are Reading Today: Himalaya: A Human History
This is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains.
Spanning millennia, from its earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, Himalaya is a soaring account of resilience and conquest, discovery and plunder, oppression and enlightenment at the 'roof of the world.'
The Himalaya has throughout the ages been home to an astonishing diversity of indigenous and local cultures, and a meeting point and conflict zone for the world's superpowers, according to a review on goodreads.com.
The book offers a panoramic, character-driven history on the grandest yet most human scale, encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art.
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What We Are Reading Today: Himalaya: A Human History
Author: Ed Douglas This is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and adventures among the world's highest mountains. Spanning millennia, from its earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, Himalaya is a soaring account of resilience and conquest, discovery and plunder, oppression and enlightenment at the 'roof of the world.' The Himalaya has throughout the ages been home to an astonishing diversity of indigenous and local cultures, and a meeting point and conflict zone for the world's superpowers, according to a review on The book offers a panoramic, character-driven history on the grandest yet most human scale, encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art.
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