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Boston 1930, Little. Black cloth, very BRIGHT, 370p., 29 bw photos, end paper maps, fold-out map, very bright, clean copy, 15 x 23 cm. FIRST EDITION SCARCE . *** **** *** . . SUPERB AND STUNNING RESOURCE . . Covers the whole of the ancient empire of Genghis Khan, Manchuria & Mongolia, Pamirs & T'ien Shan area. Primary source of observations on the Mongols, T'ung-kan, Quazaqs, Dirghiz, Turki & other peoples. Fascinating narrative on Central Asia. Charting the author's eight months journey from Chuguchak through Ladakah via Kulja, Kashgar & Yarkand. Excellent primary resource. . * Lattimore was a well-respected scholar who was fluent in both Chinese and Mongolian. No small feat at the time. He was also well-underwritten by some of the most famous institutions who sponsored his research and Central Asian travels. His books are authoritative, fascinating and give keen insights to the complex relationships in Central Asia, the political forces, the cultural variations of the divergent peoples and the geography. . His works are a valuable resource for areas largely neglected at the time mostly because the area was closed for such a long time. Against the odds, he won his way into Mongolia and Central Asia and did his research while traveling in the most primitive areas by the traditional camel, donkey and yak cart. . He talked to the people, understood their ways and culture. His record is a valuable insight to who and what was going from the 1920's down to the 1940's. . * Lattimore was a lecturer at Harvard University, researcher for many years at the Social Science Research Council, Harvard-Yenching Institute, and the Guggenheim Foundation as well as at the Institute of Pacific Relations. He was also the Director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *.
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