Postcards from Stanland : journeys in Central Asia /

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"Central Asia has long stood at the crossroads of history. It was the staging ground for the armies of the Mongol Empire, for the nineteenth-century struggle between the Russian and British empires, and for the NATO campaign in Afghanistan. Today, multinationals and nations compete for the oil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mould, David H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Mould, David H. > Travel > Asia, Central.
Mould, David H. > (David Harley), > 1949-
Post-communism > Social aspects > Asia, Central.
Postcommunisme > Aspect social > Asie centrale.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Manners and customs.
Post-communism > Social aspects.
Social conditions.
Travel.
Asia, Central > Description and travel.
Kazakhstan > Description and travel.
Kyrgyzstan > Description and travel.
Tajikistan > Description and travel.
Uzbekistan > Description and travel.
Asia, Central > Social life and customs.
Asia, Central > Social conditions.
Asie centrale > Descriptions et voyages.
Asie centrale > Mœurs et coutumes.
Asie centrale > Conditions sociales.
Central Asia.
Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan.
Tajikistan.
Uzbekistan.
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Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations; Preface; 1: Travels in "Kyrzakhstan"; 2: Sacred Mountain and Silly Borders; 3: How Do You Say "Rump Roast"?; 4: Kasha, Honor, Dignity, and Revolution; 5: On and Off the Silk Road; 6: To Be a Kazakh Is to Be "Brave and Free"; 7: Father of Apples; 8: The President's Dream City; 9: Coal and Steel; 10: No Polygon, No Problem; 11: Wheat and Oil; 12: The Seven Lessons of Stanland; Notes; Glossary and Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Index

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