“Gems and wrought gold, never sold – brought for me to behold them; Tales of far magic unrolled – to me only he told them, With the light, ...
Showing posts with label Anthropology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anthropology. Show all posts
Reading George Orwell
I’ve only read three books by George Orwell , and they’re not the three most people probably associate with his name. He is, perhaps like S...
Language & Landscape in West China & Tibet
The Paper Road: Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet By Erik Mueggler (University of California Pres...
May 4th - Star Wars & China
Souvenir Series #9 In honour of today being International Star Wars Day ( … “May the 4 th be with you!”), I thought I’d take the opportun...
The Heart of the Amazon - John Hemming
Late last year I heard John Hemming speak at the Royal Geographical Society on his latest book, Naturalists in Paradise (Thames & Hud...
A Questing Curiosity
IN SEARCH OF ZARATHUSTRA: ACROSS IRAN AND CENTRAL ASIA TO FIND THE WORLD’S FIRST PROPHET by Paul Kriwaczek (Vintage, 2002) I stumbled upo...