Trespassers On The Roof Of The World Citation

Peter hopkirk for centuries tibet has been the prize destination of determined explorers from england russia and many other countries attempting to claim her for their own.

Trespassers on the roof of the world citation. All in all trespassers on the roof of the world is a great book for anyone interested in learning more about central asia s history and is an entertaining read to boot. Trespassers on the roof of the world. The race for lhasa. Trespassers on the roof of the world.

Beginning in the mid 1800 s a number of brave and or crazy but ultimately unsuccessful explorers and missionaries from england russia america france india and china were hell bent on being the first into the holy city of lhasa at 12 000 feet the world s highest capital. I highly recommend it. However formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Trespassers on the roof of the world tells the stories of the british french and russian attempts to reach the mysterious capital of tibet lhasa during the 1800 s.

Oxford university press 1983 1982 ocolc 1001427004. Trespassers on the roof of the world. For nineteenth century adventures tibet was the prize destination and lhasa its. Review of trespassers on the roof of the world by peter hopkirk.

Hopkirk gives an overview of the various people and the story of how each tried and failed to reach this hidden city. Trespassers on the roof of the world. The secret exploration of tibet. 9781568360508 from amazon s book store.

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It was extemely disappointing. I purchased this book simultaneouly with another book by the same auther trespassers on the roof of the world the secret exploration of tibet. The two were in fact the same thing just different titles and different print dates. This little book on the history of the infiltration of tibet by the west is quite fascinating.

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