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Tigers of the Snow and Other Virtual Sherpas
Tigers of the Snow and Other Virtual Sherpas
Author: Vincanne Adams
Sherpas are portrayed by Westerners as heroic mountain guides, or "tigers of the snow," as Buddhist adepts, and as a people in touch with intimate ways of life that seem no longer available in the Western world. In this book, Vincanne Adams explores how attempts to characterize an "authentic" Sherpa are complicated by Western fascination with Sh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691001111
ISBN-10: 0691001111
Publication Date: 10/30/1995
Pages: 296
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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