'Magnificent ... this book is unlikely to be surpassed' Telegraph This is the first major history of the Himalaya: an epic story of peoples, cultures and advent

Both a magnificent celebration and a call for compassion, Himalaya is a panorama of the unique history and uncertain future of the world's highest region and it

This highly original and timely collection brings together case studies from salient areas of the Himalayan region to explore the politics of language contact.

The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today. The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram -

584 species are described and illustrated in this supplement to Flowers of the Himalaya which was published in 1984. This book contains recent photographic mate