Himalaya Bound
One Family's Quest to Save Their Animals?And an Ancient Way of Life
Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings us along on a journey with a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads in India. Welcomed into a family of nomadic water buffalo herders, he joins them on their annual spring migration into the Himalayas. More than a glimpse into an endangered culture, this superb adventure explores the relationship between humankind and wild lands, and the dubious effect of environmental conservation on peoples whose lives are inseparably intertwined with the natural world.The migration Benanav embarked upon was plagued with problems, as gov…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-64313-138-2
- EAN: 9781643131382
- Produktnummer: 28864978
- Verlag: Pegasus Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H20.9 cm x B9.7 cm x D1.0 cm 296 g
- Abbildungen: 16 pages of color photographs
- Gewicht: 296
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Michael Benanav writes and photographs for the travel section of The New York Times and other national publications, including Sierra and Lonely Planet. He has also worked as a mountain and desert guide in the American West. He lives in northern New Mexico.
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