Tamerlane's Children: - Dispatches from Contemporary Uzbekistan

Zusatztext "This book is full of insight and interest. The author clearly knows his subject very well. One of its major strengths is the way in which it treats both major! overarching issues and questions of what daily life is like." Informationen zum Autor Robert Rand is a journalist, novelist, independent public radio producer and editor. He has written for the New Yorker and authored several books. He lives in Tarrytown, New York. Klappentext Drawing on three years living and travelling in Uzbekistan, respected journalist Robert Rand delivers his musings on contemporary life and politics in the region. Zusammenfassung Drawing on three years' living and traveling in Uzbekistan, respected journalist Robert Rand paints an insightful and captivating picture of this fascinating, confused region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction PART ONE: Chapter One: 9/11 Chapter Two: Amir Timur Chapter Three: Sevara of Uzbekistan Chapter Four: The Oldest Koran Chapter Five: On Love Chapter Six: The Horseman Chapter Seven: Cotton PART TWO: A Dispatch About Life in Contemporary Uzbekistan Andijon Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: Robert Rand, Rand Robert
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.08.2006
• EAN: 9781851684571
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-457-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Uzbekistan, Cultural Studies, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TRAVEL / Asia / Central, Travel writing