Peter Harrison

Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas (eBook, ePUB)

Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The spread of Buddism and Tibetan secular power throughout the Himalayas led to a distinctive style of fortifications not found anywhere else. This book looks at Himalayan fortifications, from their creation in the Middle Ages to their destruction and capture by the Chinese in the 20th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782001904
• Artikelnr.: 44626483

Autorenporträt

Pete Harrison is an expert on the Red Sea, having spent four years working there as a dive instructor. He has a degree in marine biology from Bangor University and has worked as a journalist and a columnist for Diver Magazine. He has written a number of guides to the region including The Sinai Dive Guide.