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ID:
004641
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USA, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002.
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30pRed Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Describes the life and travels of Alexandra David-Neel, who became a scholar of Buddhism and Tibet in the early twentieth century, and trekked thousands of miles to reach Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.
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0618083642 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
005137 | 915.15/BRO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
017104
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London, Belitha Press Ltd, 1996.
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32pLight Green Spine
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Series |
History's
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Summary/Abstract |
Discover some of history's most intrepid explorers, in search of an extraordinary adventure.
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Introduction
Marco Polo
Captain Cook
Magellan and Drake
Isabelle Eberhardt
Hernando Cortes
Burke and Wills
Livingstone and Stanley
Amundsen and Scott
Ibn Battuta
Columbus and Cabot
Mary Kingsley
World Map
Glossary
When they lived
Index
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1855615185 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
016524 | 920/ARD | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
014771
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Illinois, Heinemann Library,
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56pWhite Spine
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People on the move
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Summary/Abstract |
Explores the movements and migrations of nomadic people and the push and pull factors affecting the decisions to move
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Introduction -
Always on the move
Ancient ways of life
Hunters and Gatherers -
Sand and ice
Case study: Aboriginal people of Australia
Case study: Native Americans
Case study: Indigenous people of the Amazon
Pastoralists -
Following the herds
Case study: the Maasai
Case study: the Bedouin
Travellers -
Case study: the Roma
Modern travellers
Seasonal workers
The Issues -
Co-operation and conflict
An unequal contest
Fear and persecution
Rights
Threats
Protection
Learning from each other
Conclusion -
Respect
Statistics: Some nomadic people
Where in the world?
Timeline
Glossary
Find out more
Index
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1403469628 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
014509 | 305.90691/DAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
011017
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New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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xv, 293+10Lavender spine
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Considered a travel-writing landmark, this book is about the expedition, imprisonment and escape to Lhasa of Heinrich Harrer , the first Westerner to ever sight this most holiest of places.
Harrer's life in Lhasa for seven years during the course of which he learned the Tibetan language, became the tutor and friend of the young Dalai Lama and his life is a remarkable account of incredible courage and self-reliance set against the background of a magnificent culture.
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978086087077 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
011354 | 951.5042092/HAR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
003830
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Mumbai, Egmont Imagination (India) Ltd., 2001.
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57pBlue Spine
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Disney Children Encyclopedia
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Summary/Abstract |
Desribes methods of and places travelled in down the ages, along with the cultural and economic effects of migration.
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Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
003587 | 910.9/DIS | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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ID:
005551
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Publication |
USA, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001.
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Description |
32pCream Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Story of not just a traveler in a world long gone but of a man on his journey through life.
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0618083669 hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
006288 | 921/BAT | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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