- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: TUTTLE PUBLISHING (Dec 1 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0970171609
- ISBN-13: 978-0970171603
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 15.1 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #489,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Although this book has about 300 very detailed maps everything from a map of Potala Palace to downtown Cheng-du it is essentially a travel guide rather than a history of mapping the Tibetan region, as the title may suggest. In the first chapter, the authors, all experienced travelers captivated by Tibet, are admirably forthright about the drawbacks of travel there (e.g., Tibetan mastiffs that bite on sight, the need for vaccinations, altitude sickness, and the absence of gourmet meals) and then spend the rest of the book focusing on the good points, such as the many monasteries and cultural sites and the ability to travel on $12 a day. Pages are filled with practical tourist information, basic tours, very detailed instructions (e.g., the building in front of which a bus leaves), and plentiful photos. Recommended for all travel collections specializing in Asian geographic areas. Mary Lynette Larsgaard, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
A genuinely distinct travel and cultural guide to Tibet, Bhutan, and the Tibetan areas in Nepal, W.China, and N.India. -- Book News, February 2001
A highly comprehensive publication with all the latest information, covering even the remotest areas -- Tibet Society Magazine, Spring 2001
A little gem of a guide, gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2001
A little gem of a guide, gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2001
A little gem of a guide, this book gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2001
Recommended for all travel collections specializing in Asian geographic areas. -- Library Journal, February 15, 2001
The 'Bible' for independent travel in the region. Laminate your copy against the rigours of the Tibetan road now! -- Free Tibet Campaign, Spring 2001
This is a highly comprehensive publication with all the latest information,covering even the remotest areas. -- Tibet Society, Spring 2001
This wonderful guidebook which contains almost 300 detailed maps is the Bible for Tibetan freaks. -- Tibet Aid, Japan, January 2002
Tibet-bound travelers will find no better guide than Mapping the Tibetan World. This is a must-have if you're seeing Tibet. -- Big World Travel Magazine & Hostels.com, December 2000
A highly comprehensive publication with all the latest information, covering even the remotest areas -- Tibet Society Magazine, Spring 2001
A little gem of a guide, gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2001
A little gem of a guide, gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2001
A little gem of a guide, this book gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region. -- Shambhala Sun, May 2001
Recommended for all travel collections specializing in Asian geographic areas. -- Library Journal, February 15, 2001
The 'Bible' for independent travel in the region. Laminate your copy against the rigours of the Tibetan road now! -- Free Tibet Campaign, Spring 2001
This is a highly comprehensive publication with all the latest information,covering even the remotest areas. -- Tibet Society, Spring 2001
This wonderful guidebook which contains almost 300 detailed maps is the Bible for Tibetan freaks. -- Tibet Aid, Japan, January 2002
Tibet-bound travelers will find no better guide than Mapping the Tibetan World. This is a must-have if you're seeing Tibet. -- Big World Travel Magazine & Hostels.com, December 2000
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Ambitious & Successful,
This review is from: Mapping The Tibetan World (Paperback)
'Mapping the Tibetan World' is a very ambitious project, and one that succeeds brilliantly. The once-great Tibetan world, though based on common culture and language, has splintered over the centuries into slabs attached to China, India and Nepal--with Bhutan the sole independent nation remaining. This book reassembles the complex jigsaw into a cohesive whole again, making it the perfect guidebook for travellers keen on visiting overlapping regions of the Tibetan plateau on a single trip. The marvel is how all the complex data is compressed into 424 pages. The maps are highly detailed and many are not found in other sources: among them are excellent trekking maps. If you want to explore the Tibetan sphere of influence, this is the book. Michael Buckley, travel writer, author of Heartlands: Travels in the Tibetan World and the Tibet Travel Adventure Guide
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Highly recommended,
By Dromomanic (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mapping The Tibetan World (Paperback)
A must-have guidebook. A bit outdated, esp. currency rates, event dates, hotel names and prices, due to it's publication date of 2000, but the maps, descriptions, historical facts are spot on. I found it easier to use than individual country guidebooks. A new edition would be most welcomed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ambitious & Successful,
This review is from: Mapping The Tibetan World (Paperback)
'Mapping the Tibetan World' is a very ambitious project, and one that succeeds brilliantly. The once-great Tibetan world, though based on common culture and language, has splintered over the centuries into slabs attached to China, India and Nepal--with Bhutan the sole independent nation remaining. This book reassembles the complex jigsaw into a cohesive whole again, making it the perfect guidebook for travellers keen on visiting overlapping regions of the Tibetan plateau on a single trip. The marvel is how all the complex data is compressed into 424 pages. The maps are highly detailed and many are not found in other sources: among them are excellent trekking maps. If you want to explore the Tibetan sphere of influence, this is the book. Michael Buckley, travel writer, author of Heartlands: Travels in the Tibetan World and the Tibet Travel Adventure Guide
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