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4) Ladakh
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Description
Ladakh, the land beyond the passes has been a magnet to the adventurous traveler ever since it was discovered in the late nineteenth century. the secret of its fascination lies in its remoteness, its scenic splendor as a high mountain desert totted with fertile valleys and meadows and its cultural affinities with Tibet.
Author
Pub. Date
19960301
Description
Aung San Suu Kyi, human-rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, was detained in 1989 by SLORC, the ruling military junta. Today, she is newly liberated from six years' house arrest in Rangoon, where she was held as a prisoner of conscience, despite an overwhelming victory by her party in May 1990. This collection of writings, now revised with substantial new material, including the text of the Nobel Peace Prize speech...
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Description
When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and , possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes. This is a radiant and deeply moving account of a "true pilgrimage, a journey of the heart".
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