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Hong Kong.: Odyssey.. 1998.. Maps endpapers, colour photographic illustrations, xiii + 231pp, bibliography, glossary, index, hardback, minor wear dustjacket spine edges, 28 x 28.5cm, very good copy. This book chronicles a quarter of a century of explorer Wong How Man's Inner Asian expeditions, providing a rare glimpse of ethnic groups, including the Uygurs, as of the late 20th century. Here in the hinterlands of Asia, from Manchuria and Mongolia to the Silk Road and Tibetan Plateau, traditions carry on as they have for centuries, as modernisation slowly makes its way. The book political boundaries to focus on the diversity and interconnectedness of unique peoples in beautifully unusual landscapes. The author has spent 25 years focused on these remote areas of Inner Asia, where few foreigners tread. .
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From Manchuria to Tibet. A Quarter Century of Exploration. Hardcover - 1998
by WONG HOW MAN AND JULIE GAW.
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- Title From Manchuria to Tibet. A Quarter Century of Exploration.
- Author WONG HOW MAN AND JULIE GAW.
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Thus
- Publisher Allen & Unwin, St Leonards
- Date 1998
- ISBN 9781864489866
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Allen & Unwin, Australia, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. This book chronicles a quarter of a century of explorer Wong How Man's Inner Asian expeditions, providing a rare glimpse of ethnic groups whose lives and customs mirror the enchanting yet sometimes brutal environments in which they live. Here in the hinterlands of Asia, from Manchuria and Mongolia to the Silk Road and Tibetan Plateau, traditions carry on as they have for centuries, as modernisation slowly makes its way to what Wong calls the 'Backyard of Asia'. From Mongolia to Tibet transcends political boundaries to focus on the diversity and interconnectedness of unique peoples in beautifully unusual landscapes. More than a photoessay, this publication delves into the history, traditions, stories and dreams of colourful indigenous peoples and their surroundings, often in formidable terrain. The author has spent 25 years focused on these remote areas of Inner Asia, where…
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