Getting to know the northern Himalayas

In the course of this book the author discusses aspects of the Northern Himalayan regions Kashmir, Tibet, and Assam, including the Chinese Communist invasion, the areas of "Happy Valley," "Chang Thang," and Lhasa, the palace Potala, the Dalai Lama, the Northeast Frontier Agency, the Mompa, Apa Tani and Mishmi tribes, and the celebration of the year of the fire-pig.