Geology of the Himalayas

The aim of  this  series on  Regional  Geology  is  to add to  the available geological  literature  concise descriptions of large structural units,  independent of national boundaries.
It is important that the personal opinion of an author, formed by his work  and experience in the structural unit he describes,  comes  clearly to the attention of the reader. Theorizing about the geological history of a  particular  kind  of structure too  often does  not  take  into account  the great diversity  of the observed phenomena, and then generalizes  in an
unwarranted way.  We aim  to  give  a  better basis to these general concepts  and  thereby  stimulate  a  deeper  understanding  of  the  relations between different kinds of structures.
Some  of  the  books  describe  classical  territory  where  new  work  has brought  new  conceptions,  others  are concerned with hitherto relatively unknown  regions,  but  always  the  surveys  are presented  from  a  fresh aspect.