The Lost Heart Of Asia

Author(s): Thubron, Colin,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 01/04/2004,
Pagination: 384 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Vintage,
Published By: Vintage Publishing,
Book Classification: Central Asia, Travel writing
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780099459286

Description:
Discover Colin Thubron's journey through central asia in the wake of the fall of the iron curtain.

Thubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union and documented the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Thubron is an inspirational writer, intrepid traveller and insightful observer and his The Lost Heart of Asia is an outstanding guide to the history, people and culture of a vast region resonating with history and politics.