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John Kaye - History of the War in Afghanistan, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

History of the War in Afghanistan

First Afghan War 1838-41

Av John Kaye

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Unlike many explorers of the time he refused to see these remote lands as simply regions of thrills and barbarity. His cultural openness and scrupulous attention to detail combined to provide detailed accounts free from the usual racial and religious prejudices found in the works of the day. As a result his writing is of immense value. Chinese Central Asia details Lansdell's journey across the Tian Shan Mountains and into Western China, a journey of some 9,000 miles in all. He offers detailed descriptions of the people, their history and religion, their crafts and customs, modes of dress, natural history, trade and medicine. The two volumes provide the first account of Chinese Turkestan and contain an extensive bibliography of more than 750 books on Central Asia. With a new introduction by Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2016-12-22
  • Mått: 164 x 244 x 124 mm
  • Vikt: 2 600 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 1 496
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781784532499
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Henry Lansdell was an explorer, missionary, geographer and philanthropist. He travelled extensively throughout his life, in particular undertaking arduous journeys of up to 12,000 miles to little known regions of Asia. His expeditions made him a key figure in opening up many hitherto unknown areas of China, Russia and Central Asia and led to his election to the Royal Asiatic Society, the Royal Geographical Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science.Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill, is Associate Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Toulouse-Le Mirail. Her research focuses on British History and Literature in the Victorian period, Russian Imperial History, European Cultural Studies, the Great Game, Orientalism, Colonialism and Postcolonialism.

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