Beyond the Last Village
A Journey of Discovery in Asia's Forbidden Wilderness
Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, [2001]
Format: Book
Description: xvi, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : icol. illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
The author describes his journey through the uncharted lands of northern Myanmar, describing new species and trying to persuade the government to preserve the land.
Contents:
ch. 1. Yangon, 1993 -- ch. 2. Tarnished golden land -- ch. 3. Of rhinos and sea-gypsies -- ch. 4. Gateway to the North -- ch. 5. Last prayers at Shwedagon -- ch. 6. Into the triangle -- 7. Savage land -- ch. 8. For the love of salt -- ch. 9. In the shadow of Hkakabo Razi -- ch. 10. Lost tribes of Tibet -- ch. 11. Pygmies of the Adung Wang Valley -- ch. 12. The last village -- ch. 13. Touching the snow -- ch. 14. Child of beyond -- ch. 15. Back into the world -- ch. 16. Genetic fingerprints -- ch. 17. The mysterious leaf deer -- ch. 18. The ghost valley -- ch. 19. Through the looking glass -- ch. 20. The return.
Subjects:
Rabinowitz, Alan, 1953-2018 -- Travel -- Burma.
Wildlife conservation -- Burma.
Zoology -- Burma.
Burma -- Description and travel.
Rabinowitz, Alan, 1953-2018 -- Travel -- Burma.
Wildlife conservation -- Burma.
Zoology -- Burma.
Burma -- Description and travel.
ISBN:
1559637994 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289) and index.