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An expert on Tibetan history shares his memories of a rare expedition into forbidden areas of Tibet that charted the origins of the Mekong River
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Tibetan ethnology expert Peissel (Ph.D., Sorbonne) recounts his 1994 adventure as he succeeded in that elusive goal of a century of explorers to forbidden, miles high Tibet: finding the source of the Mekong River. An added bonus in this land of nomadic tribes that the Chinese call "the last barbarians," was the discovery of a living fossil: the Riwoche horse. In the process, he shares his motivations, natural and human history of the region, insights on politics, and photographs. A bibliography would have been welcome. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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