Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai

Dagmar Schreiber, Jeremy Tredinnick

ISBN 10: 9622178790 / ISBN 13: 9789622178793

Edité par Odyssey Books & Maps, 2018

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A clean crisp well preserved 2018 Odyssey Books & Maps softcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Spectacular photography, rich historical background, and essential travel information are combined in this indispensable reference for the immense, diverse, remote region at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. A country larger than Western Europe, Kazakhstan's vast expanse encompasses the Great Steppe, the heights of the Tien Shan in the south, the exquisite lakes and valleys of the mystical Altai mountains in the northeast, and the archaeologically rich desert coast of the Caspian Sea in the west. With independence and the discovery of oil has come rapid modernization, and Kazakhstan today stands as Central Asia's most stable and forward-thinking nation.

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• Titre: Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai
• Éditeur: Odyssey Books & Maps
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9622178790
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789622178793
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Travel
  • Geography, Maps, and Atlases

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Synopsis

Spectacular photography, rich historical background, and essential travel information are combined in this indispensable reference for the immense, diverse, remote region at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. A country larger than Western Europe, Kazakhstan's vast expanse encompasses the Great Steppe, the heights of the Tien Shan in the south, the exquisite lakes and valleys of the mystical Altai mountains in the northeast, and the archaeologically rich desert coast of the Caspian Sea in the west. With independence and the discovery of oil has come rapid modernization, and Kazakhstan today stands as Central Asia's most stable and forward-thinking nation.

À propos de l?auteur

Dagmar Schreiber worked with the World Bank on living standards in Kazakhstan during the 1990s, then formed a small, Berlin-based tour agency in 2003, specializing in eco-trips designed to reveal Kazakhstan at its best. Jeremy Tredinnick is a Hong Kong-based writer, photographer, and editor.