Road News from Tibet
A satellite passes. It dips lower in its orbit to have a closer look at Central Asia. The sweep of its vision glosses the Celestial Mountains and the Mountains of Chaos. Its prying lenses probe the Taklamakhan, the Himalaya and the headwaters of Asia's greatest rivers. Mother Ganges, the Brahma...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chengdu: The Centre is the Edge
- Chengdu to Kangding: The First Pass
- Kangding to Garzê: The Valleys of Resistance
- Garzê to Dêgê: Propositions
- Dêgê to Jomda: Beyond the Yangtze
- Jomda to Chamdo: Ancient Hot Springs
- Chamdo to Riwoqê: “We know where we are, but not where we’re going.”
- Riwoqê to Dêngqên: “Do you want to buy my Buddha?”
- Dêngqên to Sendo: Caterpillar Economy
- Sendo to Baqên: “In the middle of the Nowhere.”
- Baqên to Nagchu: Science City
- Lhasa: The Edge is the Centre
- Selected Bibliography