The Search for Shangri-La - A Journey into Tibetan History

Zusatztext Retells the adventures of kings and seers! shamans and deities! handling the tales of war! triumph and defeat with mastery Informationen zum Autor Charles Allen is the author of a number of bestselling books about Indian and the colonial experience elsewhere. A traveller, historian and master storyteller he is one of the great chroniclers of India. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Zusammenfassung * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet* Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet

About the author

Charles Allen is an oral and military historian, and the author of several bestselling books on colonial themes. He lives in Hampstead.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Allen, Allen Charles
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.01.2000
• EAN: 9780349111421
• ISBN: 978-0-349-11142-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Series: ABACUS TRAVEL; ABACUS TRAVEL
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; USA, Tibet, French, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, TRAVEL / United States / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Travel writing, Folklore, myths & legends, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form