The Lost Heart of Asia - Softcover

Thubron, Colin

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ISBN 10: 0060926562 ISBN 13: 9780060926564

Publisher: Perennial, 1995

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A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of newly independent republics, Central Asia--containing the magical cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, and terrain as diverse as the Kazakh steppes, the Karakum desert, and the Pamir mountains--has been in a constant state of transition. The Lost Heart of Asia takes readers into the very heart of this little visited, yet increasingly important region, delivering a rare and moving portrayal of a world in the midst of change.

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"An intrepid traveller who also writes beautifully, with wit and erudition."-"Spectator"

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'I would rather read Colin Thubron than any other travel writer alive on central Asia' John Simpson, Daily Telegraph

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