Accused by Moscow of being a British master-spy, Colonel F.M. Bailey recounts the 16-month game of cat-and-mouse he played with the Bolshevik secret police.
In this volume, the historical origins of Uzbekistan are explored and the range of political, economic and social challenges faced by the country since independence is charted.
In this volume, the historical origins of Uzbekistan are explored and the range of political, economic and social challenges faced by the country since independence is charted.
Questo viaggio, sulle tracce del Grande Condottiero, si snoda da Samarcanda luogo di fiaba, a Khiva dalle sabbie dorate, dalla ferace Valle di Fergana, alla scintillante Tashkent affamata di futuro, un Paese che guarda al suo divenire, ...
Uzbekistan Travel Guide - Expert advice and holiday tips including Tashkent architecture and hotels, Silk Road history, Islamic art and textiles, museums and culture.
The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War.
Two novellas involving questing souls traveling very different landscapes on their way toward new understandings of love and loss.
In Making Uzbekistan, Adeeb Khalid chronicles the tumultuous history of Central Asia in the age of the Russian revolution.
Guide to Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country and the heart of the historic Silk Road.
Get ready to take a roller coaster ride around the world with The Opportunists, a fast-paced novel that portrays the bazaars, cities, and people of present-day Uzbekistan in all its gritty glory and proves that revenge can sometimes be the ...
One of the first original accounts of Central Asia in Modern Times
This volume concerns the about-turn in US foreign policy towards Uzbekistan since 9.11
David MacFadyen gives a thought-provoking examination of the predicament of Russian culture in Central Asia, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion.
An examination of the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and peoples of Uzbekistan.
A former British ambassador in Uzbekistan discusses his witness to brutality under the regime of dictator and western ally Islam Karimov, describing the political dogma he encountered from London's Foreign Office and their senior partners ...
Drawing on research in Russian and Uzbekistani archives, the author reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campaign that sought to end the seclusion of Muslim women.
Drawing on research in Russian and Uzbekistani archives, the author reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campaign that sought to end the seclusion of Muslim women.
Since ancient times Samarkand and Bukhara, have been thriving centres of craft production due to their location on the main routes of the ancient 'Silk Road.
Concise, yet packed with information, these user-friendly volumes are introductions to modern nations of the world.
DIV A reporter’s vivid account of Central Asia’s wild recent history—violent in the extreme and rife with characters both heroic and corrupt /div
Focusing on the region of post-Soviet Central Asia, Radnitz investigates the causes of elite-led protest in nondemocratic states, where economic and political opportunities create elites who are independent of the regime, yet vulnerable to ...
烏茲別克？吉爾吉斯？別人連聽都沒聽過的國家，手繪旅遊作家張佩瑜就這麼傻呼呼地闖了進去！結果…… ...
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