Mapping the Tibetan World [Anglais] [Broché]

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.

Tibet-bound travelers will find no better guide than Mapping the Tibetan World. This is a must-have if you're seeing Tibet.

A little gem of a guide, gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region.

A little gem of a guide, gives excellent synopses that help one prepare for a trip to the Himalayan region.

A genuinely distinct travel and cultural guide to Tibet, Bhutan, and the Tibetan areas in Nepal, W.China, and N.India.

This extraordinary budget travel guide to the Tibetan world comes with over 280 tried and tested maps covering the entire region.Get there and get around: Hundreds of pages of travel information. Plus gateway cities: New Delhi, Calcutta, Chengdu, Kunming, Kathmandu and Pokhara.Keep to your budget: Hotel tariffs, tour and trekking costs, permit and visa charges.Pack everything in: Cultural, historical and religious explanations, festival dates, sights & more...

On first seeing the "Mapping the Tibetan World" guidebook we immediately realized that we had in our hands the most comprehensive collection of maps and travel information covering the Tibetan region that had been published up to now. Even the best previously published guides to the region have offered only a handful of quality maps or larger numbers of inaccurate line drawings. As travelers and now as travel publishers we have always felt that having the information and the means to truly appreciate the region that you are a guest in is a vital asset.

We hope that making this practical, up-to-date and no-nonsense guide available to those interested in the Tibetan region will increase the understanding and appreciation of the people and culture in the area.

This is the first-ever guidebook to include all of the areas that can be classed as within the 'Tibetan Cultural Region', a classification that cuts across 'National' or 'Geopolitical' boundaries and encompasses the areas where the people share a common ancestry, culture and religion. This allows the reader of "Mapping the Tibetan World" to gain access to Tibetan life wherever it is alive and in this way we are hope to further encourage the preservation of this rich, diverse and thriving culture.

We believe that by bringing such a detailed, wide-ranging and high quality guidebook onto the market we will set a new standard for future guidebooks covering the Himalayan region and beyond. You will be offered guidebooks that follow Mapping the Tibetan World's lead in not only meeting your expectations but going far beyond them.