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Dangerous Passes: Exploring Western China & the 1911 Revolution

By: Legendre, A-F

Originally published in 1913 as Au Yunnan et dans le Massif du Kin-Ho, this report on the Legendre Mission’s travels of scientific and geographic discovery in Szechwan and the Tibetan steppes. A portrait of remote, mountainous regions, their natural phenomena and diverse ethnic groups, Legendre’s memoir also, by force of circumstance, becomes a dramatic tale of high adventure: engulfed by the Revolution sweeping across China, the Mission comes to a catastrophic end with Legendre’s work in ruins. Having barely escaped with his life, his retrospective account is marked both by failure and triumph. He offers invaluable perspectives on the region’s geography, flora and fauna, and on its rural life and trade. This record of a passionate scientist and a keen observer of China’s first great twentieth-century revolution, is as informative as it is fascinating.

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PUBLISHER:	White Lotus
ISBN:	9789747534375
AUTHOR	Legendre, A-F
RELEASED	2001-03-18

PRINT	Bangkok 2001, first English trans. of 1913;
WL CODE	E22200
SIZE	350 pp., 16 pp. illus., 1 folded map, 150 x 210 mm
BOOK WEIGHT	0.500 Kg
PACKING WEIGHT	0.200 Kg