South Asian Handbook
Footprint Handbooks (Verlag)
978-0-900751-47-9 (ISBN)
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A companion book to "The South American Handbook" and "The Caribbean Islands Handbook", this work has been designed to be a practical travel book for all independent travellers, from business visitors to backpackers. The information it includes varies from in-depth background information about the different regions to railway timetables. It also offers advice on where to stay, from camping and guest houses to luxury hotels.
How to use this handbook. Introduction and hints: travel to and within South Asia; documentation and security; etiquette and language; accommodation; internal surface travel; general advice; health information. Regional introduction: South Asia - the land and people: geography, climate, vegetation, soils, wildlife, the peoples of South Asia, South Asian languages, literature; the religons of South Asia - Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism; the history of South Asia - early settlements, South Asia from 1750BC to the Mauryas, the Mauryan Empire to the Guptas - 321 BC - AD 540, regional kingdoms and regional cultures, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the East India Company and the rise of British power. India: India's major wildlife parks and sanctuaries - North India, East India, South India, West India. Information for visitors: documentation; travel to India; internal travel; money; other essential information; National holidays and festivals; special interest holidays. North India: New Delhi; Uttar Pradesh; Madhya Pradesh; Rajasthan; Haryana and Punjab; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu Kashmir; Ladakh; Zanskar. East India: Calcutta; West Bengal; Sikkim; North-Eastern Hill States; Orissa; Bihar; Andaman and Nicobar Islands. South India: Madras; Tamil Nadu; Kerala; Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh. West India: Bombay; Maharashtra; Goa; Gujarat. Pakistan: introduction - geography, climate, people and language, economy, handicrafts, religon, architecture, cuisine, history; Islamabad-Rawalpindi; Punjab; Sind; Baluchistan; North West Frontier Province; northern areas; information for visitors. Nepal: introduction - geography, climate, the people, economy, religon, art and architecture, history; Kathmandu; trekking in Nepal; information for visitors. Bhutan: Thimpu; trekking in Bhutan. Bangladesh: Dhaka; Mymensingh; Sylhet and Jafflong; Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Teknaf; Khulna and Jessore; Pabna, Rajshahi and Rangpur; information for visitors. Sri Lanka: Colombo; Negombo, Puttalam and Anuradhapura; Anuradhapura and Jaffna; Sigirya and Trincomalee; Kandy and Batticaloa; Nuwara Eliya, Badulla and Arugam Bay; Ratanapura, Bandarawela and Badulla; Galle, Matara, Hambantota and Tissamaharama; information for visitors. Maldives: Male; island reports; information for visitors. Glossaries: architectural terms; names; terms. Charts: temperature conversions; weights and measures; econmic indicators. (Part Contents)
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.1993 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Travellers World S. |
| Zusatzinfo | 260 maps, glossaries, charts, indexes |
| Verlagsort | Bath |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 111 x 178 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Asien ► Indien |
| Reiseführer ► Asien ► Malediven | |
| Reiseführer ► Asien ► Nepal | |
| Reiseführer ► Asien ► Pakistan | |
| Reiseführer ► Asien ► Sri Lanka | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-900751-47-9 / 0900751479 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-900751-47-9 / 9780900751479 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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