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The search for Shangri-La : a journey into Tibetan history / Charles Allen ; photography by Richard Davies.
- Title
- The search for Shangri-La : a journey into Tibetan history / Charles Allen ; photography by Richard Davies.
- Author
- Allen, Charles, 1940-
- Publication
- London : Little, Brown, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | DS786 .A68 1999 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Davies, Richard, 1945-
- Description
- 305 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- In 1932 the writer James Hilton coined the word "Shangri-La" in his popular romance, "Lost Horizon". Exploring the myth behind the story, this book tracks down the sources that Hilton drew upon in writing his novel, and then sets out to discover what lies behind the legend that inspired him.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction: The long road -- Lost horizon -- In the beginning -- The religion of humans -- The Kingdom of Tibet -- The kingdom of Prester John -- The kingdom of Kanishka -- The kingdom of Shang-shung -- The kingdom of Gu-ge -- The search for Shangri-La -- Envoi: The sixth view.
- ISBN
- 0316648108
- OCLC
- 60222200
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library