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Trespassers on the Roof of the World

Trespassers on the Roof of the World The Race for Lhasa

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Publisher's Synopsis

Hopkirk recounts the opening up of this medieval land during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the race between agents, soldiers, missionaries, mountaineers, explorers, and mystics from nine different countries to reach Lhasa, Tibet's sacred capital.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780192802057
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 915.150430922
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 274
Weight: 300g
Height: 190mm
Width: 120mm