Journey to Khiva : a writer's search for Central Asia
by Philip Glazebrook
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AN EXPEDITION INTO THE HEART OF CENTRAL ASIA Inspired by the great adventurers of the Victorian era and intrigued by the history of the Great Game-the century-long struggle between Britain and Russia to control Central Asia-Philip Glazebrook set out on his own journey to the fabled cities of Tashkent, Bokhara, Samarkand, and Khiva. Along theway he encountered remains of two other empires: the Soviet Union, whose spreading disorder was brought home by a terrifying attack in his Moscow hotel show more room, and the domain of Tamerlane, the thirteenth-century conqueror whose memory and monuments still dominate the imagination of the regionsinhabitants Blending his own experiences with tales from earlier travelers, Glazebrook captures the color and fascination of a region where Europe and Asia have long met but never merged, a crucial crossroads from the days of the Silk Road to the present. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Journey to Khiva : a writer's search for Central Asia
- Original publication date
- 1994
- Important places
- Khiva, Uzbekistan; Central Asia
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- Genres
- Travel, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 915.8704854 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Asia Central Asia Uzbekistan
- LCC
- DK854 .G54 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics – Poland History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics Local history and description Soviet Central Asia. West Turkestan
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper
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- 4
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