Islands of Fire, Islands of Spice: Exploring the Wild Places of Indonesia - Couverture rigide

Bangs, Richard; Kallen, Christian

 
9780871567987: Islands of Fire, Islands of Spice: Exploring the Wild Places of Indonesia
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0871567989 ISBN 13 : 9780871567987
Editeur : Sierra Club Books, 1988

Synopsis

Physical description: xi, 226 pages, [2] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 31 cm. Notes: Includes index. Summary: From rafting wild rivers in Sumatra to tribal dances in Borneo, photographs and narratives chronicle the authors' journeys to eight of Indonesia's island regions, revealing the cultural and environmental diversity of the world's fifth-largest nation, which encompasses some 13,000 islands. Teeming cities, soaring rain forests, rare species of wildlife, and peoples who are modern-day survivors of the Stone Age form the back drop for the exploration and adventures of Richard Bangs and Christian Kallen. Bangs and Kallen inpendently visited areas to the West and East of Bali, the archetypal paradise located almost dead centre in the Indonesian Archipelago. Subject: Places & peoples: general interest ; Travel writing. Indonesia - Natural history - Description and travel. NATURE / General. Genre: Text, Illustrated.

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Éditeur
Sierra Club Books
Date d'édition
1988
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0871567989
ISBN 13 
9780871567987
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
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Personne responsable
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