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In ultimately tragic narrative, Peter Hopkirk recounts the forcible opening up of Tibet during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the race between agents, soldiers, missionaries, mountaineers, explorers, and mystics from nine different countries to reach Lhasa, Tibet's sacred capital.
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Trespassers on the Roof of the World, Peter Hopkirk
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- 2001
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- Title
- Trespassers on the Roof of the World
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Hopkirk
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 284
- ISBN10
- 0192802054
- ISBN13
- 9780192802057
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, Travel, Adventure, Asia, China, Espionage
- Original title
- Trespassers on the roof of the world
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- In ultimately tragic narrative, Peter Hopkirk recounts the forcible opening up of Tibet during the 19th and 20th centuries, and the race between agents, soldiers, missionaries, mountaineers, explorers, and mystics from nine different countries to reach Lhasa, Tibet's sacred capital.