Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... Tibet . I looked northward ; ahead the canyon branched , and beyond , through a chasm of rock , I could see snow peaks repeating themselves to the horizon . Somewhere just past this chaotic maze of ridges and gorges should be the Tibetan ...
... Tibet . I looked northward ; ahead the canyon branched , and beyond , through a chasm of rock , I could see snow peaks repeating themselves to the horizon . Somewhere just past this chaotic maze of ridges and gorges should be the Tibetan ...
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... Tibetan saying , monasteries should be neither too close nor too far from a village , and the same applies to campsites . The ... Tibet and northern India . This brought the Gurkhas into conflict with the British , and after a series of ...
... Tibetan saying , monasteries should be neither too close nor too far from a village , and the same applies to campsites . The ... Tibet and northern India . This brought the Gurkhas into conflict with the British , and after a series of ...
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... Tibetan govern- ments , the Khampas now began a guerrilla war against the Chinese which continued even after the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to India in 1959. Finally , the Chinese crushed the rebels - except for those who had sought ...
... Tibetan govern- ments , the Khampas now began a guerrilla war against the Chinese which continued even after the Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to India in 1959. Finally , the Chinese crushed the rebels - except for those who had sought ...
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