Friendly Steppes - A Silk Road Journey (Hardcover, 2nd Hardback ed.)

This is the chronicle of an extraordinary adventure that led Nick Rowan to some of the world's most incredible and hidden places. Intertwined with the magic of 2,000 years of Silk Road history, he recounts his experiences coupled with a remarkable realisation of just what an impact this trade route has had on our society as we know it today. Containing colourful stories, beautiful photography and vivid characters, and wrapped in the local myths and legends told by the people Nick met and who live along the route, this is both a travelogue and an education of a part of the world that has remained hidden for hundreds of years. Friendly Steppes: A Silk Road Journey reveals just how rich the region was both culturally and economically and uncovers countless new friends as Nick travels from Venice through Eastern Europe, Iran, the ancient and modern Central Asia of places like Samarkand, Bishkek and Turkmenbashi, and on to China, along the Silk Roads of today. Containing colorful stories and characters, wrapped in the local myths and legends told by the people who live along the route today, this is both an entertaining travelogue and inspiring introduction to a part of the world that has largely remained hidden from Western eyes for hundreds of years but is on the verge of retaking its central role on the international stage. Travelling through the rapidly expanding cities of China and the ancient cities of Central Asia and Iran, Friendly Steppes will have great appeal to those who want to travel to the Silk Road countries and understand the region's heart rather than simply visit its religious and historical relics as tourists. It is essential reading for those interested in discovering more of the region and its remarkable people before the world finally realizes what it potentially has to offer and changes it for better, or for worse.

General

Imprint:	Hertfordshire Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2015
Authors:	Nick Rowan
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	346
Edition:	2nd Hardback ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-9927873-4-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General
LSN:	0-9927873-4-3
Barcode:	9780992787349

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