Himalaya : a human history (Record no. 345703)
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| fixed length control field | 01964nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | 0 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20211115100521.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781847924148 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.96 DOU |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Douglas, ED |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Himalaya : a human history |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | The Bodley Head |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 581 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Spanning millennia, from its earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest, Himalaya is a soaring account of resilience and conquest, discovery and plunder, oppression and enlightenment at the ‘roof of the world’.<br/><br/>From all around the globe, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers and mountaineers seeking to test themselves among the world’s most spectacular and challenging peaks. But far from being wild and barren, the Himalaya has throughout the ages been home to an astonishing diversity of indigenous and local cultures, as well as a crossroads for trade, and a meeting point and conflict zone for the world’s superpowers. Here Jesuit missionaries exchanged technologies with Tibetan Lamas, Mongol Khans employed Nepali craftsmen, Armenian merchants exchanged musk and gold with Mughals. Here too the East India Company grappled for dominance with China’s emperors, independent India has been locked in conflict with Mao’s Communists and their successors, and the ideological confrontation of the Cold War is now being buried beneath mass tourism and ecological transformation.<br/><br/>Featuring scholars and tyrants, bandits and CIA agents, go-betweens and revolutionaries, Himalaya is a panoramic, character-driven history on the grandest but also the most human scale, by far the most comprehensive yet written, encompassing geology and genetics, botany and art, and bursting with stories of courage and resourcefulness. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Himalaya Mountains Region |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Civilization |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Total renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2021-11-15 | 799.00 | 5 | 3 | 954.96 DOU | 163652 | 2025-03-18 | 2025-03-03 | 2021-11-15 | Books |