Lands of lost borders : a journey on the silk road
Publication details: New York Dey Street Books 2019Description: 304pISBN: 9780062846662Subject(s): Asia - Silk Road | Asia - Central Description and travelDDC classification: 915.804 Summary: Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award, is the chronicle of Harris's odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore--the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer, author offers a travel account at once exuberant and reflective, wry and rapturous. Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of the self that can never fully be mapped. Weaving adventure and philosophy with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders celebrates our connection as humans to the natural world, and ultimately to each other--a belonging that transcends any fences or stories that may divide us.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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IIMJ Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 915.804 HAR (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 6767 |
Lands of Lost Borders, winner of the 2018 Banff Adventure Travel Award, is the chronicle of Harris's odyssey and an exploration of the importance of breaking the boundaries we set ourselves; an examination of the stories borders tell, and the restrictions they place on nature and humanity; and a meditation on the existential need to explore--the essential longing to discover what in the universe we are doing here. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer, author offers a travel account at once exuberant and reflective, wry and rapturous. Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of the self that can never fully be mapped. Weaving adventure and philosophy with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders celebrates our connection as humans to the natural world, and ultimately to each other--a belonging that transcends any fences or stories that may divide us.
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