National Geographic September 1993

CONDITION 

·        MAGAZINE – Good, clean, reading wear

CONTENTS

·        Czechoslovakia: the Velvet Divorce – By Thomas J Abercrombie, Photographs by James L Stanfield – Breaking up was peaceful for this 74-year-old central European nation of 16 million. Now Czechs and Slovaks face the challenge of shaping fledgling republics for a competitive world.

·        The Pecos---River of Hard-won Dreams – By Cathy Newman, Photographs by Bruce Dale – From legendary Billy the kid to modern sheriff “Punk” Jones, the Pecos breeds characters. Doing “whatever it takes” is how folk survive along this time line of New Mexico and Texas history.

·        Wandering With India’s Rabari – By Robyn Davidson, Photographs by Dilip Metha – Crisscrossing the countryside in the annual search for pasture, a caste of herders preserves traditions despite increased strains with villagers along the way.

·        Britain’s Hedgerows – By Bill Bryson, Photographs by Sam Abell – Modernized farming and simple neglect threaten Britain’s living fences. Will public concern succeed in rescuing hedgerows and the wealth of wildlife they shelter?

·        New Sensors Eye the Rain Forest – By Thomas O’Neill – In a high-tech experiment, NASA aircraft surveyed the fragile lands of Belize. Sensors able to detect felled trees provided rich images—and hopes for global-monitoring missions.

COVER

·        Dressed in his best, a Rabari boy looks after his family’s camels—main transport for this semi-nomadic people of northwest India. Photograph by Dilip Metha.

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