Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasa - Softcover

Hopkirk, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192851322 ISBN 13: 9780192851321

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1983

Synopsis

Hidden behind the Himalayas and ruled over by a God-king, Tibet has always cast a powerful spell over travellers form the West. In this remarkable, and ultimately tragic narrative, Peter Hopkirk recounts the forcible opening up of this medieval land during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the extraordinary race between agents, soldiers, missionaries, mountaineers, explorers, and mystics from nine different countries to reach Lhasa, Tibet's sacred capital. His story concludes with the ultimate act of trespass - the Chinese invasion of 1950. This book is intended for those with a general interest in the Far East, history, and adventure. Some academic interest.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Hopkirk travelled widely in the regions where his six books are set: Central Asia, the Caucasus, China, Russia, India and Pakistan, Iran, and Eastern Turkey. He worked as an ITN reporter, the New York correspondent of the old Daily Express, and - for twenty years - on The Times. No stranger to misadventure, he was twice held in secret police cells and has was also hijacked by Arab terrorists. His works have been translated into many languages. All six of his books are available from John Murray: THE GREAT GAME, ON SECRET SERVICE EAST OF CONSTANTINOPLE, SETTING THE EAST ABLAZE, TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD, FOREIGN DEVILS ON THE SILK ROAD and QUEST FOR KIM.

Review:

'As vivid and gripping as a John Buchan novel' * Evening Standard * 'A marvellous book, well researched and beautifully written - a treat for armchair explorers everywhere' * New Statesman *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0192851322
• ISBN 13: 9780192851321
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288