So Close to Heaven
The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
$34.89
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
26 January 1996
Summary
A travelogue of Bhutan and its neighbors in the Himalayas that introduces readers to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity.
For anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism, it’s essential reading.
For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the sanctuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679743637 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679743634 |
| Author: | Barbara Crossette |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 26 January 1996 |
| Weight: | 327g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 130mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Vintage Departures |
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Critics Review
“There is no other full-length contemporary American account of this likable and largely unvisited kingdom…. Crosette unravels the intricacies of Buddhism with considerable clarity.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Any traveler, actual or armchair, would have a significantly richer experience after reading this book. And for anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism, it’s essential reading.” —Washington Post Book World
About The Author
Barbara Crossette
BARBARA CROSSETTE joined the New York Times in 1973, spent seven years as a correspondent in Asia, and is now UN bureau chief. She was a Fulbright Professor of Journalism in India and has taught at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and at Princeton University. She won the 1991 George Polk Award for foreign reporting. She lives in New York City and Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania.
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