A Traveller's Tales - Central Asia & The Great Game Contributor(s): Howard, Ross (Author) |
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ISBN: 0646547097 ISBN-13: 9780646547091 Publisher: Ross Howard OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Asia - Central |
Dewey: 915 |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.54 lbs) 188 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A tale of travels through Pakistan, Xinjiang (China), Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The story considers the current social and recent social, religious, political and economic context and overlays the journey with the 19th Century strategic rivalry in Central Asia between Russia and Great Britain, the so-called Great Game. |