The Land of the Anka Bird: A journey through the Turkic heartlands - Softcover

Caroline Eden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995756627 ISBN 13: 9780995756625

Publisher: Cornucopia Books, 2020

Synopsis

'The Land of the Anka Bird: A journey through the Turkic heartland' is a reflective visual essay introducing the powerful images of the pioneering Turkish journalist-turned-photographer Ergun Cagatay. The book explores the cultural landscape and geography of the vast Turkic-speaking lands, from the mercantile cities of Uzbekistan to little-explored pockets of the Baltic and European Russia and the steppelands of Kazakhstan and Mongolia. It is clear that while divided by distance, the diverse Turkic peoples share far more than a linguistic heritage. Deep cultural connections highlight great mobility across many landscapes and centuries. Spanning both the nomadic and settled worlds, this book challenges assumptions about an intriguing swathe of our planet while celebrating its wildly varied traditions and environment.

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About the Author

Caroline Eden contributes to the travel, food and arts pages of the Guardian, the Financial Times and the Times Literary Supplement. She has recorded stories from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Russia for BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent. She is the author of three books, Samarkand (Kyle Books, 2016), Black Sea (Quadrille, 2018) and Red Sands (Quadrille, 2020). Twitter and Instagram: @edentravels.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornucopia Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995756627
• ISBN 13: 9780995756625
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ergun Cagatay
• Number of pages: 152