Out Of Steppe
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Out Of Steppe
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Author : Daniel Metcalfe
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-02-29
Out Of Steppe written by Daniel Metcalfe and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Travel categories.
Daniel Metcalfe journeys through the five 'stans, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan, and brings to life the brilliant human tapestry they comprise - uniquely shaped by the immigrants, deportees and conquerors that have settled there. Revealing a Central Asia that is far removed from the home of Borat or the land of international terrorism, Metcalfe unlocks the secrets of this troubled region, glorying in its diversity and also lamenting the economic and cultural changes that threaten to eradicate some of its peoples...
Out Of Steppe
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Author : D. Metcalfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-01
Out Of Steppe written by D. Metcalfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01 with categories.
Central Asia is the general name for the landmass between Iran, China, Siberia and Afghanistan. An area of enormous diversity both geographically and ethnically, it has been shaped by trade and commerce (the Silk Road) and by many invaders, including Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Stalin. Today the area is divided into five stans: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The ethnic make-up of these countries is bewildering: Turkish, Chinese, Iranian and Slav to name a very few. There are in fact over a hundred ethnic groups, but tragically many of these peoples are disappearing. They are emigrating, dying or blending into their surroundings, succumbing to the uniformity favoured by an increasingly globalised world. Metcalfe journeys through the five stans, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan, and brings to life the brilliant human tapestry they comprise uniquely shaped by the immigrants, deportees and conquerors that have settled there. He seeks out six of the least known peoples, travelling from the Aral Sea in western Uzbekistan where the Karakalpaks are still paying the price for the USSR s cotton cold war to Bukhara where he disguises himself, harking back to the adventures of Great Game explorers of the mid-nineteenth century, to find the last surviving Central Asian Jews; and then to the green steppelands of northern Kazakhstan in search of the last German descendants of those who settled Ukraine in 1763 at the invitation of Catherine the Great. He then turns to the mountain passes of western Tajikistan and the Silk Road, to the descendants of the fire-worshipping Soghdians. Trying to conceal his English roots once again, Metcalfe travels through Afghanistan as a Muslim, sporting a beard and a shalwar kameez, to locate the Hazaras, who have had to fight for their existence in this Sunni-dominated country. His final trip is from Kabul through the Khyber Pass to Peshawar and then on to Chitral in northern Pakistan, to visit the Kalasha people. These are a tiny group practising their own shamanic religion in three valleys in the Hindu Kush. They are the last non-Muslim people in the region and are threatened daily by their Muslim neighbours. Revealing a Central Asia that is far removed from the home of Borat or the land of international terrorism, Metcalfe unlocks the secrets of this troubled region, glorying in its diversity and also lamenting the economic and cultural changes that threaten to eradicate some of its peoples.
Winds Of The Steppe
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Author : Bernard Ollivier
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2020-11-17
Winds Of The Steppe written by Bernard Ollivier and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-17 with Travel categories.
Bernard Ollivier pushes onward in his attempt to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Great Silk Road. “A gripping account. More than just a travel story—this is a quest for the Other.”—Alexis Liebaert, L’Événement Picking up where Walking to Samarkand left off, Winds of the Steppe continues the astonishing tale of journalist Bernard Ollivier’s 7,200-mile walk from Turkey to China along the Silk Road, the longest and most mythical trade route of all time. Taking readers from the snows of the Pamir Mountains to the backstreets of Kashgar—a Central Asian city that could be the setting for One Thousand and One Nights—to the Tian Shan Mountains to the endless Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Bernard Ollivier continues his epic foot journey along the Great Silk Road hoping to make his way to Han China and reach, at long last, the legendary city of Xi’an. After traveling through a region dotted with former Buddhist shrines, Ollivier finds himself craving the warm welcome of Islamic lands, where, regardless of their culture or nationality, travelers are often treated as esteemed guests. Beyond the occasional vestige of the old Silk Road, Ollivier comes face to face with sites of religious significance, China’s Great Wall, and of course thousands of everyday people along the way. As Ollivier tries to make sense of his journey and find connections between these people’s daily lives and the so-called “modern” world, he does so with a sense of humility that transforms his personal journey into a universal quest.
The Steppe Tradition In International Relations
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Author : Iver B. Neumann
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-07-19
The Steppe Tradition In International Relations written by Iver B. Neumann and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-19 with Law categories.
Argues that the Eurasian steppe political tradition has been globally influential, particularly in the socio-political formation of modern Russia and Turkey.
The People Of The Eurasian Steppe
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Author : Warwick Ball
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-10-31
The People Of The Eurasian Steppe written by Warwick Ball and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-31 with History categories.
The history of movement across the Eurasian steppe since prehistory and its effect on Europe
The Endless Steppe
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Author : Esther Hautzig
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 1995-05-12
The Endless Steppe written by Esther Hautzig and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-05-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Exiled to Siberia In June 1942, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are "capitalists -- enemies of the people." Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia. For five years, Ester and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields and working in the mines, struggling for enough food and clothing to stay alive. Only the strength of family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.
The Silent Steppe
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Author : Mukhamet Shai͡akhmetov
language : en
Publisher: Stacey International Publishers
Release Date : 2006
The Silent Steppe written by Mukhamet Shai͡akhmetov and has been published by Stacey International Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Here is a rare book. It is the first-person story of Mukhamet Shayakhmetov, born into a family of nomadic Kazakh herdsmen in 1922, the year of the consolidation of Soviet rule across his people's vast steppe-land in central Asia, specifically eastern Kazakhstan." "Thus was brought to an end, with dread ideological ruthlessness, a way of life of sanctified interdependence between man and nature. Designated as a kulak, Mukhamet's father was imprisoned as 'an enemy of the people', and his family were stripped of all possessions, including livestock, and ostracised." "Collectivisation of agriculture was forcibly imposed, and famine ensued. In the years 1932-34 alone, well over a million Kazakhs died: more than a quarter of the indigenous population across a territory as great as western Europe. Of all this, the outside world knew - or chose to know - nothing." "Somewhat as Wild Swans laid bare the truth of Mao's China, so The Silent Steppe awakens the reader to the scale of suffering of millions in Soviet central Asia under Stalin." "Shayakhmetov takes his story to his recruitment in the Red Army, his wounding at Stalingrad, and his long trek home as a discharged solider at the age of 21. He is today in his mid-eighties."--BOOK JACKET.
Stories Of The Steppe
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Author : Maksim Gorky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Stories Of The Steppe written by Maksim Gorky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Fiction categories.
Maxim Gorky, the bitter Voice of Russia, can tell fairy tales whose coloring has all the richness of oriental twilights and whose cadences are garlands woven of sea-spray and wind-blossoms. His stories of the steppe are not propagandistic, and with the exception of the powerful tale "Because of Monotony," they are not sordid pictures of realistic misery, but they are sweet fairy lullabies that the gods must sing to the baby angels when they are sad and weary with their contemplation of human sorrows. These tales are filled with longing, and throughout that longing there is a thread of red fire that at times bursts forth into a flaming prophecy of hope. The Stories of the Steppe are among his most wonderful visions.
Mongolia S Nomads
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Author : Nina Wegner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-09-30
Mongolia S Nomads written by Nina Wegner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-30 with Khalkha (Mongolian people) categories.
A look inside one of the world's last truly nomadic cultures--Mongolia's Nomads. For millennia, pastoral herders have lived on the Mongolian steppe, moving with their livestock according to the seasons. But today, Mongolia is on the fast track for change: desertification and climate change are threatening nomadic life, destroying both herds and pastures. Meanwhile, with some of the world's largest reserves in coal, copper, and gold, Mongolia is becoming one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Nomads now face a choice that will shape the future of Mongolia: withstand the increasingly harsh weather and drying pastures, or give up herding in search of new opportunties. Already, tens of thousands have moved to Ulaanbaatar, the capital, where the ger (yurt) camps that ring the city now house permanent populations of displaced nomads living without running water, sanitation, or a tangible use for the herding skills they practiced on the steppes. The Vanishing Cultures Project traveled to Mongolia to document the ancient traditions of nomads and to understand their current struggles. Proceeds from the sales of this documentary work will go back to the nomadic community to support cultural programs and initiatives. The Vanishing Cultures Project partners with rapidly changing traditional and indigenous cultures to safeguard cultural values and practices, collaborating to document lifestyles and traditions, compile an open digital archive, educate the public about global diversity, and fund indigenous cultural initiatives. To find out more, please visit www.vcproject.org.
Steppes
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Author : Michael Bone
language : en
Publisher: Timber Press
Release Date : 2015-07-15
Steppes written by Michael Bone and has been published by Timber Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with Nature categories.
Steppes—semi-arid biomes dominated by forbs, grasses, and grass-like species, and characterized by extremes of cold and heat—occupy enormous areas on four continents. Yet these ecosystems are among the least studied on our planet. Given that the birth and evolution of human beings have been so intimately interwoven with steppe regions, it is amazing that so few attempts have been made to compare and quantify the features of these regions. In this ground-breaking volume, five leading voices in horticulture—all staff members of Denver Botanic Gardens—examine the plants, climate, geology, and geography of the world’s steppes: central Asia, central and intermountain North America, Patagonia, and South Africa. Drawing upon their first-hand experience, the writers illuminate the distinctive features of each region, with a particular emphasis on the striking similarities between their floras. Each chapter includes a primer of species of horticultural interest—a rich resource for readers with an interest in steppe plants.