Himalaya: A Human History
| Author | Ed Douglas |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Anthropology |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published | 2020 |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Hardcover |
| Pages | 592 |
| ISBN | 978-14-73546-14-1 |
Himalaya: A Human History is a book by Ed Douglas, a mountaineer, journalist, and author who has spent over twenty-five years reporting from the Himalayan region.
Background
Reception
Writing for The New York Times, Jeffrey Gettleman calls "this book in itself is a bit of a mountain to climb, nearly 600 densely packed pages — its own Everest."[1]
According to Sribala Subramanian, a former TIME Magazine reporter, the book bridges the gap by narrating little-known histories of places in and around the Himalayas.[2]
Victor Mallet from Financial Times suggest, "Douglas has achieved something more valuable than describe current events [in and around Himalayan region]: he has examined the ancient origins of those events with a scholarly yet entertaining synthesis of hundreds of years of history."[3]
References
- ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (2021-01-05). "Climbing the Himalaya With Soldiers, Spies, Lamas and Mountaineers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Review: 'Himalaya: A Human History'". The Third Pole. 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Himalaya by Ed Douglas — a plea for understanding". Financial Times. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2022-10-14.