THE tendency of school geography to embrace too much and so to fail in achievement has been avoided in this book, which is well proportioned and thoroughly geographical throughout. Mr. Martin has the ...

Explores the dynamic history of Tibet from its early empire to the present. An area in Asia the size of Western Europe, Tibetan cultural and ethnic communities span parts of China, Nepal, Bhutan, ...

Central Asia has long occupied a pivotal position in world affairs, serving as a bridge between civilizations, trade routes, ...