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Beyond the Last Village : A Journey of Discovery in Asia's Forbidden Wilderness by Alan Rabinowitz (2001, Hardcover)

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In 1993, Alan Rabinowitz, called ""the Indiana Jones"" of wildlife science by The New York Times , arrived for the first time in the country of Myanmar, known until 1989 as Burma, uncertain of what to expect. Working under the auspices of the Wildlife Conservation Society, his goal was to establish a wildlife research and conservation program and to survey the country's wildlife. He succeeded beyond all expectations, not only discovering a species of primitive deer completely new to science but also playing a vital role in the creation of Hkakabo Razi National Park, now one of Southeast Asia's largest protected areas. Beyond the Last Village takes the reader on a journey of exploration, danger, and discovery in this remote corner of the planet at the southeast edge of the Himalayas where tropical rain forest and snow-covered mountains meet. As we travel through this ""lost world"" -- a mysterious and forbidding region isolated by ancient geologic forces -- we meet the Rawang, a former slave group, the Taron, a solitary enclave of the world's only pygmies of Asian ancestry, and Myanmar Tibetans living in the furthest reaches of the mountains. We enter the territories of strange, majestic-looking beasts that few people have ever heard of and fewer have ever seen -- golden takin, red goral, blue sheep, black barking deer. The survival of these ancient species is now threatened, not by natural forces but by hunters with snares and crossbows, trading body parts for basic household necessities.The powerful landscape and unique people the author befriends help him come to grips with the traumas and difficulties of his past and emerge a man ready to embrace the world anew. Interwoven with his scientific expedition in Myanmar, and helping to inform his understanding of the people he met and the situations he encountered, is this more personal journey of discovery.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Island Press
ISBN-10
1559637994
ISBN-13
9781559637992
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1932125

Product Key Features

Book Title
Beyond the Last Village : a Journey of Discovery in Asia's Forbidden Wilderness
Author
Alan Rabinowitz
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / Southeast
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Nature, Travel
Number of Pages
300 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ql84.5.B93r33 2001
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"It feels like Conrad's Heart of Darkness in reverse, as he escapes the "civilisation" of a brutal military regime to find peace and light in the farthest lands.", ...often reads like a dispatch not just from a distant place but from a distant time, a letter home from the Age of Discovery that was somehow delayed in transit for a couple of centuries., It feels like Conrad's Heart of Darkness in reverse, as he escapes the 'civilisation' of a brutal military regime to find peace and light in the farthest lands.
Table of Content
Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Author's Note Prologue Chapter 1: Yangon, 1993 Chapter 2: Tarnished Golden Land Chapter 3: Of Rhinos and Sea-Gypsies Chapter 4: Gateway to the North Chapter 5: Last Prayers at Shwedagon Chapter 6: Into the Triangle Chapter 7: Savage Land Chapter 8: For the Love of Salt Chapter 9: In the Shadow of Hkakabo Razi Chapter 10: Lost Tribes of TIbet Chapter 11: Pygmies of the Adung Wang Valley Chapter 12: The Last Village Chapter 13: Touching the Snow Chapter 14: Child of Beyond Chapter 15: Back into the World Chapter 16: Genetic Fingerprints Chapter 17: The Mysterious Leaf Deer Chapter 18: The Ghost Valley Chapter 19: Through the Looking Glass Chapter 20: The Return Epilogue Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2001-003906
Dewey Decimal
333.95/416/09591 B
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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