Empires Of The Indus

Zusatztext 'I have travelled much of the territory described here but I cannot say that I remotely knew it until I read this wonderful book. With her debut work Alice Albinia is set to take her place alongside the greats like Eric Newby and Colin Thubron. Her prose is lucid and entertaining and her insights invariably penetrating' Informationen zum Autor Alice Albinia read English literature at Cambridge and South Asian history at SOAS, then worked for two years in Delhi as a journalist, critic and editor. Written during an audacious journey through Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Tibet, Empires of the Indus is her first book, for which she won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for work in progress. Klappentext From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River's civilizations, emperors and explorers.From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River's civilizations, emperors and explorers. Zusammenfassung From Tibet to Pakistan, a mesmerising history of the Indus River's civilizations, emperors and explorers.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Albinia, Albinia Alice
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 19.02.2009
• EAN: 9780719560057
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-6005-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, TRAVEL / Asia / General, Travel & holiday, Asian History, Travel and holiday, Nature and the natural world: general interest