Trespassers On The Roof Of The World Book Review

The secret exploration of tibet.

Trespassers on the roof of the world book review.

Review of two books that provide a history of the exploration of tibet and its explorers. A mountain in tibet by charles allen. The secret exploration of tibet by peter hopkirk. Once again i thoroughly enjoyed this well researched and fascinating book by peter hopkirk.

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for trespassers on the roof of the world. Realpolitik at work i suppose but i also think it made many people especially the tibetans wonder what all the fuss among westerners over tibet was about in the first place. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. 4 15 rating details 936 ratings 81 reviews.

Review of trespassers on the roof of the world by peter hopkirk posted on 11 16 2011 by rhapsodyinbooks this little book on the history of the infiltration of tibet by the west is quite fascinating. All in all trespassers on the roof of the world is a great book for anyone interested in learning more about central asia s history and is an entertaining read to boot. I started with the great game and followed that with foreign devils on the silk road these three books have all been excellent. Trespassers on the roof of the world.

All in all trespassers on the roof of the world is a great book for anyone interested in learning more about central asia s history and is an entertaining read to boot. Realpolitik at work i suppose but i also think it made many people especially the tibetans wonder what all the fuss among westerners over tibet was about in the first place. For nineteenth century adventures tibet was the prize destination and lhasa its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level was the grandest trophy of all. It s the third of his books that i have read recently since returning from a trip to central asia.