The romantic East : Burma, Assam, & Kashmir / (Record no. 2404)
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| fixed length control field | 04135cam a2200205 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788183391580 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 8183391583 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 915 |
| Item number | MAR/R |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Del Mar, Walter, |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The romantic East : Burma, Assam, & Kashmir / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Walter Del Mar. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 145 pages, 27 unnumbered pages of plates : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: London : Adam & Charles Black, 1906. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CHAPTER I<br/>GOLDEN BURMA 3<br/>The ideal East—^Burmese characteristics—^The Yellow<br/>Peril—Annexation—^Religion—^Marriage and divorce<br/>Burmese—^women—Costumes—A few figures.<br/>CHAPTER II<br/>THE FIRST VIEW 10<br/>Madras to Rangoon—^the Rangoon river—Plague pro<br/>tection—pagodas and dagobas—the fratcrnity of the<br/>yellow Robe—Monks and monasteries.<br/>CHAPTER III<br/>RANGOON 17<br/>The Shwe dagon pagoda—Gawdama the Buddha—<br/>Tagon-daings—^The great BEii. OF Rangoon—^The story<br/>OF THE TIGER.<br/>CHAPTER IV<br/>RANGOON—(continued) 23<br/>The Sule pagoda—^Nats—^The central Jail—Teak and<br/>ELEPHANTS SiLVER-WAR ^RANGOON HOTELS<br/>CHAPTER V<br/>RANGOON TO BHAMO 28<br/>Pegu—The Shwe-hmaw-daw—The Great Buddha—karen<br/>WOMEN—^TOUNGOO—^AmaRAPURA AND Ava—SaGAING—<br/>Katha—Shwegu.<br/>CHAPTER VI<br/>BHAMO AND THE IRAWADI 36<br/>The road lo China—The races of Upper Burma—Chins—<br/>Shans-Kachins—Palaungs—The river—The defiles—<br/>The road to the Ruby Mines—The Mingon bell and pa<br/>goda—^Petroleum.<br/>CHAPTER VII<br/>MANDAtAY 45<br/>The Queen's Golden Monastery—Fort Dufferin And<br/>The Royal Palace— "The Centre Of The Universe"—<br/>King Thebaw And His Queens.<br/>CHAPTER VIII<br/>MANDALAY—(continued) SO<br/>Sermons In Stones—The Eindawya PagodA'—The Game<br/>Or Chinlon —^A Burmese Pwe—The Great Tfjvipi.e And<br/>The Mahamani.<br/>CHAPTER IX<br/>GOKTEIK 56<br/>The Railway To Lashio—^The Gokieik Gorge And Via<br/>duct—The Natural Bridge—^Maymyo—^The Excursion<br/>To Moulmein.<br/>CHAPTER X<br/>MOULMEIN 61<br/>I^iE Duke's Head—^The Great Moulmein Pagoda—^The<br/>Bells—^Ivory Carvers—^Kado—A Modern Shrine.<br/>CHAPTER XI<br/>CHRISTMAS IN BURMA 67<br/>Christmas Eve Smoking Concert—Chris-imas At The Farm<br/>Caves—^Rangoon To Chi'itagong—^New Ye/vr's Day At<br/>Akyab.<br/>CHAPTER XII<br/>ASSAM 74<br/>Chittagong—The Assm-bengal R/\ilway—^Big game—^The<br/>PLANTERS—The romance of Assam—^The tea industry<br/>CHAPTER XIII<br/>ASSAM—Continued 81<br/>Climate—^Ti^E Brahmaputoa From Nigri Ting To Dubri—<br/>A Mournful River—^Birds—^The New Province Of East<br/>ern Bengal And Assam.<br/>CHAPTER XIV<br/>THE ROAD TO KASHMIR 87<br/>The Happy Valley—The City Of Sri—^Dhanjibhoy And<br/>Son—^A Tramp In The Snow—Muree—Kohaijv Bridge<br/>CHAPTER XV<br/>KOHALA BRIDGE TO CHAKOTI 95<br/>The Jhelum And Kjshanganga—^A Dangerous Road—<br/>DoMEL—^The Great Gorge—^An Accident To The Tonga<br/>Driver—Chakoti.<br/>CHAPTER XVI<br/>CHAKOTI TO SRINAGAR 100<br/>The Jhelum Gorge—^A Brf.akdown—^Uri—Oriental Cun<br/>ning—Avalanches And Landslides—Rampur—^The<br/>Temple Of Buniar—^Baramula—^Patan—Srinagar<br/>chapter xvii<br/>THEVENICE OFTHE EAST 108<br/>Early Birds—^Merchants And Tourists—Thieves And<br/>Swindlers—Curios And Trophies—Punts And House<br/>boats.<br/>THE BRIDGES AND THE CITY 113<br/>Mayasum—Thr Bridges—Sher Garhi Palace—^Mosque<br/>Of Shah Hamadan—The Great Mosque—^Hari Parbat—<br/>Tinpot Trmples.<br/>CHAPTER XIX<br/>THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 118<br/>Different Points Of" View—^From The Steps Of Solomon's<br/>Throne—^The Valley And The Mountain Barriers—<br/>Kashmir And The Kashmiris.<br/>CHAPTER XX<br/>THE GARDENS OF THE GREAT MOGULS 125<br/>Rotten Row—The City Lake—^Nishat Bach—Shalimar<br/>Bach—^Lalla Rookh—^Nasim Bach<br/>CHAPTER XXI<br/>SRINAGAR TO BARAMULA 129<br/>Manjhis And Nautch-girls—The "River Of Milk"—The<br/>Naru Canal—Winter Birds—Singharas—^Volur Lake.<br/>CHAPTER XXII<br/>AND SO HOME 134<br/>Baramula to Rawai. Pindi—The last dak<br/> |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Burma |
| General subdivision | Description and travel. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Assam (India) |
| General subdivision | Description and travel. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Jammu and Kashmir (India) |
| General subdivision | Description and travel. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 07/06/2016 | 915 MAR/R | P35186 | 10/02/2023 | General Books |