Islands of Fire, Islands of Spice: Exploring the Wild Places of Indonesia

Bangs, Richard, Christian Kallen

ISBN 10: 0871567989 / ISBN 13: 9780871567987

Editore: Random House, Inc., 1988

Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Codice articolo O06H-00089

Riassunto:

From cities to rain forests, the vast cultural and environmental diversity of the world's fifth largest nation is captured in one volume

Product Description: 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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Titolo: Islands of Fire, Islands of Spice: Exploring...
Casa editrice: Random House, Inc.
Data di pubblicazione: 1988
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Very Good
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