The paper road archive and experience in the botanical exploration of West China and Tibet / Erik Mueggler.

Author/creator Mueggler, Erik, 1962-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxiv, 361 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Forrest, George, 1873-1932--Travel.
Rock, Joseph Francis Charles, 1884-1962--Travel.
Botany--Fieldwork. --China. --Yunnan Sheng. --History. --20th century.
Botany--Fieldwork. --China. --Gansu Sheng. --History. --20th century.
Botany--Fieldwork. --China. --Tibet Autonomous Region. --History. --20th century.
Botanists--Scotland. --Biography.
Botanists--United States. --Biography.
Yunnan Sheng (China)--Description and travel.
Gansu Sheng (China)--Description and travel.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--Description and travel.

Contents pt. 1. The eyes of others -- Farmers and kings -- The paper road -- The golden mountain gate -- pt. 2. Bodies real and virtual -- Lost worlds -- The mountain -- Adventurers -- The book of the Earth.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 325-340) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011017740
ISBN9780520269026 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520269033 (paper : alk. paper)

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