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Travels In Central Asia: Being The Account Of A Journey From Teheran Across The Turkoman Desert On The Eastern Shore Of The Caspian To Khiva, Bokhara,

Travels In Central Asia: Being The Account Of A Journey From Teheran Across The Turkoman Desert On The Eastern Shore Of The Caspian To Khiva, Bokhara,

Vambery, Armin

Paperback

Chinese HistoryGeneral EuropeGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354508049
ISBN13: 9789354508042
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 498
Weight: 1.59
Height: 1.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 1863, Armin Vambery set out from Teheran and walked into the blank spaces of Victorian maps. Maps of empire, made human. Travels In Central Asia is an unabridged travel memoir and public domain classic travelogue that carries you across a Turkoman desert crossing to the storied cities of Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand. Part victorian exploration narrative, part report from the frontier, it blends sharp observation with the tensions of a silk road journey where language, faith, and politics decide who is welcomed and who is watched. The route is hard, the stakes real: deserts, checkpoints, and uncertain hospitality. He notes what outsiders missed, from dialects and dress to the shifting rivalries that shaped the road day after day. Vambery writes as a gifted linguist and insider-outsider, recording daily life, routes, customs, and power in the central asian khanates. For armchair travel readers it offers suspense and atmosphere; for a history research reference it preserves first-hand detail on 19th century Central Asia at a turning point, just before the region was fully drawn into modern empires. Its pages sit naturally beside Marco Polo journeys and Richard Burton travelogues, yet speak with their own urgency. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A handsome addition to classic-travel shelves, and a vital window onto Khiva Bukhara Samarkand for anyone tracing the Silk Road's enduring pull.

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