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BL
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853424
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| Main Entry
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Hopkirk, Peter.
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| Title & Author
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Trespassers on the roof of the world : : the secret exploration of Tibet /\ Peter Hopkirk.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Kodansha International,, ©1995.
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| Series Statement
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Kodansha globe
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| Page. NO
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viii, 276 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, maps ;; 22 cm.
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| ISBN
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1568360509
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: 9781568360508
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| Notes
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Originally published: 1st American ed.: Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-271) and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue -- Tibet -- the forbidden land -- The unholy spies of Captain Montgomerie -- With prayer-wheel and sextant to Lhasa -- Panning for gold on the roof of the world -- The race for the holy city begins -- Four dreams of Lhasa -- Death of an explorer -- The bizarre adventure of Henry Savage Landor -- The nightmare of Susie Rijnhart -- Lhasa -- at last -- "Golden domes like tongues of fire" -- The riddle of the snows -- Lhasa lowers its guard -- Jumping into the land of God -- Red guards in Lhasa -- Afterword.
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| Abstract
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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. Now, the widely acclaimed author of The Great Game presents a compelling history of the exploration of Tibet from the 19th century up to the present day.
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| Subject
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China), History.
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China, Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Tibet Autonomous Region (China), History
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| Dewey Classification
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951/.5
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| LC Classification
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DS786.H6177 1995
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| NLM classification
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PR 2702rvk
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| Parallel Title
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Roof of the world
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