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| Whole books on the Himalayan region, some written way back in the past when the Himalayas were a trifle shorter! |
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Culled from open access material are a few COMPLETE books on the Himalayan region. Some of these are seminal works that have contributed significantly to our understanding of the Himalayan region and continue to direct enquiry and development action in the region.
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| Title: |
A Naturalist in Himalaya |
| Author: |
Richard William George Hingston |
| Year of Publication: |
1920 |
| Publisher: |
Boston, Small, Maynard |
| Language: |
English |
| Written in non-technical language, this book is a record of observations in natural science collected between the years 1914-1916 in the Himalayan valley of Hazara. The book starts with a general introduction to the valley gradually moving on the varied life forms present there. |
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| Title: |
A Sketch of the Geography and Geology of the Himalaya Mountains and Tibet |
| Author: |
Sir Sidney Gerald Burrard and Sir Henry Hubert Hayden |
| Year of Publication: |
1907 |
| Publisher: |
Superintendent government printing, India |
| Language: |
English |
| This reader-friendly book with minimum usage of technical language gives an account of Himalayan geography--the principal mountain ranges and peaks of Asia and the rivers of Himalaya and Tibet. A part of the book also describes the geology of the Himalayas supported with well-illustrated figures and maps. |
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| Title: |
Biodiversity Conservation in the Himalayas |
| Author: |
B.L. Kaul |
| Year of Publication: |
2009 |
| Publisher: |
Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd., New Delhi |
| Language: |
English |
| The book is a compendium of articles written by experts and workers connected with Himalayan studies. The volume covers a wide range of topics having a direct bearing on the health and security of the mot outstanding yet fragile Himalayan ecosystems. The author has tried to analyze the causes of the degradation of the Himalayas and suggested measures to restore and regain the beauty and biodiversity of these mighty mountains. |
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| Title: |
Claiming the High Ground: Sherpas, Subsistence, and Environmental Change in The Highest Himalaya |
| Author: |
Stanley F. Stevens |
| Year of Publication: |
1996 |
| Publisher: |
University of California Press |
| Language: |
English |
| In this book meant for geographers, anthropologists and conservationists, the author brings a new historical perspective to his well-researched study of the subsistent Khumbu Sherpas, famous for their mountaineering exploits and often depicted as victims of the world's highest-altitude tourist boom. He has studied their relationship with their environment and how it has been affected by the increasing tourist influx. |
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| Title: |
Climbing on the Himalayas and Other Mountain Ranges |
| Author: |
J. Norman Collie |
| Year of Publication: |
1902 |
| Publisher: |
Kessinger Publishing |
| Language: |
English (originally in German, 1938) |
| The book gives a detailed account of the author’s expedition to Nanga Parbat in 1895 with Mummery and Bruce, where one of his colleagues was lost in an avalanche. It also includes details of his pioneering climbs in the Canadian Rockies and other areas. |
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| Title: |
Gift of the Himalayas |
| Author: |
Anonymous |
| Year of Publication: |
2007 |
| Publisher: |
WWF, Nepal |
| Language: |
English |
| The Himalayas are a rich repository of flora with a large number of native plants and high value non-timber forest products. This book is a WWF Nepal's initiative to conserve these high value NTFPs of mountains by providing concise information of prioritized species in mountain program areas of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape. |
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| Title: |
Himalaya and Tibet: Mountain Roots to Mountain Tops |
| Author: |
Allison Macfarlane, Rasoul B. Sorkhabi and Jay Quade |
| Year of Publication: |
1999 |
| Publisher: |
The Geological Society of America |
| Language: |
English |
| This book is a detailed account of the geology of the entire Himalaya—the sediments, structures and landforms. The book also contains some geologic maps of the region. |
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