Gobi : tracking the desert

Author(s)

• Man, John

Bibliographic Information

Gobi : tracking the desert

John Man

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997

Note

Includes bilbiographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Following in the footsteps of the few who have trod the Gobi desert, the author relives its extraordinary history and portrays the world's last great wildernessin all its variety.This is an extremely rich book which uses firsthand experiences of travelling in Mongolia for two months with nomads, herdsman, and paloentologists to relive the past of this extraordinary wilderness, and to explore the Gobi as it is today.

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Details

• NCID: BA48159623
• ISBN:
  • 0297818597
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 212 p., [8] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 951.73
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Man, John -- Journeys -- Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China)
  • LCSH : Gobi Desert (Mongolia and China) -- Description and travel