Book description
The Himalaya are world-renowned for their exquisite mountain scenery,
ancient traditions, and diverse ethnic groups that tenaciously inhabit
this harsh yet sublime landscape. Home to the world's highest peaks,
including Mount Everest, and some of its deepest gorges, the region is
a trove of biological and cultural diversity. Providing a panoramic
overview of contemporary land and life in the Earth's highest
mountains, the Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya is the first
full-color, comprehensive atlas of the geography, economics, politics,
and culture of this spectacular area. Drawing from the authors'
twenty-five years of scholarship and field experience in the region,
the volume contains a stunning and unique collection of maps utilizing
state-of-the-art cartography, exquisite photography, and
engagingly-written text to give accurate coverage of the Himalaya. The
volume covers the entire 2,700-kilometer length of the mountain range,
from the Indus Valley in northern Pakistan and India, across Nepal and
Bhutan, to the hidden realms of northeast India. The Illustrated Atlas
of the Himalaya not only offers detailed explanations of geological
formations, climate, vegetation, and natural resources but also
explores the human dimension of the region's culture and economy. The
authors devote special attention to discovery and travel, including
exploration, mountaineering, and trekking. Packed with over 300
easy-to-read, custom designed full color maps and photographs and
detailed text and map indexes, the Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya
is a superb collector's volume and an essential reference to this vast
and complex mountain region.
""This is a magnificent full-color comprehensive atlas
of the contemporary life and land of the Earth's highest
mountains."" -- Abstracts of Public Administration,
Development, and Environment
