Alexandra David-Neel My Journey to Lhasa (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: My Journey to LhasaCondition: NewEAN: 9780060596552ISBN: 9780060596552Publisher: HarperPerennialFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/23/2005Item Height: 203mmItem Length: 135mmItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 276gAuthor: Alexandra David-NeelLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden CityISBN-10: 0060596554Description: Originally published in 1927 by Harper and Brothers, this book is the culmination of more than twenty years of Madame Alexandra David-Neel's intensive study and daring adventure in mysterious territories of the East. In order to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa, she used her fluency of Tibetan dialects and culture, disguised herself as a beggar with yak hair extensions and inked skin and tackled some of the roughest terrain and climate in the World. With the help of her young companion, Yongden, she willingly suffered the primitive travel conditions, frequent outbreaks of disease, the ever-present danger of border control and the military to reach her goal. The determination and sheer physical fortitude it took for this woman, delicately reared in Paris and Brussels, is inspiration for men and women alike. David-Neel is famous for being the first Western woman to have been received by any Dalai Lama and as a passionate scholar and explorer of Asia, her's is one of the most remarkable of all travellers' tales.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Travel & Transport, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2005 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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