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Travels In Tartary, Thibet, And China, During The Years 1844-5-6 (Volume I)

Travels In Tartary, Thibet, And China, During The Years 1844-5-6 (Volume I)

Régis Huc, Evariste

Paperback

Travel WritingChinese HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 935450681X
ISBN13: 9789354506819
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From the grasslands of Tartary to the monasteries of Thibet, a lone missionary follows the caravan routes into the heart of Asia. Every mile changes the map. In Volume I of Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China (1844-5-6), Evariste Regis Huc delivers an unabridged travel narrative that reads with the urgency of lived risk and the clarity of an eyewitness. Part missionary travel memoir, part exploration adventure nonfiction, this mongolia tartary journey captures the textures of 1840s Central Asia: languages and lodgings, borders and belief, trade roads and political realities. Huc writes as a curious observer as well as a determined traveller, offering vivid tibet travel account material alongside first-hand tibetan buddhism encounters and an on-the-ground view of Qing dynasty China as it appears at the edge of empire. For readers drawn to asian history primary source writing, the book stands as a record of how Europe learned to describe Inner Asia; for fans of silk road exploration books and the Marco Polo travelogue tradition, it shows the genre evolving into modern reportage. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a worthy addition to any classic travel books collection.

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