The Lost Heart of Asia - Couverture souple

Thubron, Colin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060926562 ISBN 13 : 9780060926564

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Thubron Colin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

Présentation de l'éditeur

A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia was the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations. A remote and fascinating region in a constant state of transition—never more so than since the collapse of the Soviet Union—it encompasses terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains. In The Lost Heart of Asia, acclaimed, bestselling travel writer Colin Thubron carries readers on an extraordinary journey through this little understood, rarely visited, yet increasingly important corner of the world.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060926562
• ISBN 13: 9780060926564
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384