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Everyday Life in Central Asia, Past and Present
• Jeff Sahadeo
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 401 PAGES
Dozens of scholars and ethnographers contributed to this lively reader on the peoples, cultures and customs across Central Asia. With an introduction on Turks and Tajiks in Central Asian history and chapters on Turkman nomads, a Hazara wedding, Uzbek eating, Kazakh music, travel in the Ferghana Valley, diversity of religious life and many other topics.
(CAS148, $24.95) |
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Flashman in the Great Game
• George MacDonald Fraser
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
What caused the Sepoy Mutiny, a pivotal moment in the Raj? How about Harry Flashman, the reluctant, much-decorated coward, cad and womanizer at the center of George MacDonald Fraser's wildly entertaining, irreverent series of historical novels. He gets the Victorian Cross for this latest folly in the service of Her Majesty.
(CAS120, $16.00) |
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In Xanadu, A Quest
• William Dalrymple
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 319 PAGES
An informative, entertaining account of an epic journey mostly in the footsteps of Marco Polo from Jerusalem through the Middle East and along the Silk Route to Central Asia and China. Bureau Chief for a London newspaper in New Delhi, an intrepid traveler, and entertaining writer, Dalrymple offers an anecdotal history of the people and places he encounters en route. Originally published in 1990.
(CAS50, $18.95) |
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Jihad, The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
• Ahmed Rashid
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 281 PAGES
A history and political analysis of the five Central Asian republics -- Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan -- by the Pakistani journalist and author of the outstanding, best-selling "Taliban." Rashid sees these volatile, resource-rich nations as keys to understanding the future of the region.
(CAS84, $16.00) |
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Kazakhstan Map
• Gizi Map
2002 •
MAP
An excellently detailed map of Kazakhstan and surrounding Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan at a scale of 1:3,000,000. One Side. 35x47 inches.
(CAS107, $15.95) |
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Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World
• John Larner
EXPLORATION •
2001 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
A scholarly, insightful study of Marco Polo's famous travel account -- and its impact on European ideas and politics, particularly its influence on cartographers and explorers. The author looks too at the circumstances of Marco Polo's life and travels, arguing that Marco Polo really did visit China -- and that he must have had a highly talented co-author in Rustichello da Pisa.
(EXP22, $21.00) |
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The Mongol Empire and Its Legacy
• David Morgan
• Reuven Amitai-Preiss
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 361 PAGES
This useful collection of review articles by leading scholars, though aimed at specialists in Mongol studies, provides an excellent overview of the impact and extent of the late 13th and 14th century empire, the largest land-based empire in history. The product of a March 1991 conference in London.
(CAS94, $92.00) |
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The Mongols (Peoples of Europe)
• David Morgan
HISTORY •
1990 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A short, readable treatment of the medieval Mongols, their administration, military, religion and economy. Before the Mongols withdrew from central Europe in 1242, they had reached the Adriatic and become Europe's most formidable -- and dangerous -- neighbor. They once controlled the largest continuous land empire in history. Includes chapters on the predecessors of the Mongols in Central Asia, Chinghiz Khan's rise to power, and the Mongols in China, Russia and Persia.
(MGL15, $34.95) |
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Night Train to Turkistan: Modern Adventures Along China's Ancient Silk Road
• Stuart Stevens
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1988 •
PAPER
• 239 PAGES
An entertaining account of travels with three friends (including Mark Salzman) from Beijing to Kashgar following the route of Peter Fleming and his classic News from Tartary. More fed up with bureaucracy than enchanted by ancient sites, Stevens' travels include visits to Dunhuang, Turpan, and Kashgar.
(CAS77, $13.00) |
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Religions of the Silk Road
• Richard C. Foltz
RELIGION •
2000 •
PAPER
• 186 PAGES
A scholarly survey of cultural traditions, and especially religions, along the trade routes through China and Central Asia from antiquity to the 15th century. A tall order for under 200 pages -- but the book sensibly devotes a chapter to each of the major religious traditions, including Islam, Buddhism and Manichaeism .
(CAS52, $27.00) |
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Setting the East Ablaze, Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia
• Peter Hopkirk
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 268 PAGES
Another volume in the grand Hopkirk tradition of intrigue, treachery, murder, escape, executions and skullduggery. In this book he portrays Lenin's attempt between the two World Wars to spread Marxism east. A very readable escapade, this is the story of British Indian Intelligence officers against armed Communist revolutionaries, enlivened by a cast of real characters including White Russians versus Bolsheviks, a murderous, mad baron, Chinese warlords, Islamic visionaries, agents provocateurs, and a vanishing lady.
(CAS25, $15.95) |
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The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang
• Sally Wriggins
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A nicely illustrated account of an extraordinary, 16-year trek from Xi'an to India by way of Central Asia in search of the origins of Buddhism by Xuan-Zang, the famous 7th-century Chinese monk. Modern travelers will find the descriptions of Buddhist sites and shrines of much interest, including the original accounts of Dunhuang, Samarkand the now-obliterated Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. With maps and photographs.
(ASA31, $25.00) |
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Silk Road: Monks, Warriors & Merchants on the Silk Road
• Luce Boulnois
• Helen Loveday
HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 575 PAGES
• COMING IN JULY
A history and guide to the Silk Road, organized chronologically, and featuring a nice selection of contemporary photographs. It's a compact overview of diverse geographies and cultures, focusing on the interchange of goods and ideas over the centuries.
(CAS111, $27.95) |
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The Silk Roads, A Route and Planning Guide
• Paul Wilson
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 447 PAGES
A compact, practical guide to the network of ancient trade routes extending from Turkey and the Mideast across Central Asia to China. With 50 maps and town plans. Excerpts from the book and others in the British series are online at www.trailblazer-guides.com. The book is a revised and expanded version of Silk Route by Rail.
(CAS21, $24.95) |
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
• Ahmed Rashid
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 319 PAGES
An eye-opening political and social history of Afghanistan and its Islamic fundamentalist movement. A correspondent in the region, Rashid gives an account of the Taliban in the context of the politics and history of Central Asia. He draws on interviews with Taliban leaders and firsthand experience in telling this story of empires, power and politics. Rashid has also written "The Resurgence of Central Asia, Islam or Nationalism?"
(CAS49, $17.95) |
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Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World
• Justin Marozzi
HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
Marozzi deftly interweaves history, politics and travel in this vivid account of Amir Temur (AKA Tamerlane), the fearsome 14th-century Mogul conqueror. An outsized statue of Tamerlane on horseback still dominates the main square in Tashkent. He is said to have built a pyramid of 90,000 heads of his enemies after seizing Baghad in the 15th century.
(CAS122, $18.00) |
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The Transformation of Central Asia, States and Societies from Soviet Rule to Independence
• Pauline (E Jones Luong
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
This collection of scholary essays examines the formation and evolution of the Central Asian States.
(CAS138, $24.95) |
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