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Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide

Door Bijan Omrani e.a.

Categorie
Azië
Boeknummer
#366350-XL21
Titel
Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide
Auteur
Omrani, Bijan & Matthew Leeming
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Hong Kong : Odyssey Publications
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
9622177468
ISBN13
9789622177468
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated endpapers, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations (including photographs), 8vo.
Samenvatting
"... much more than a guidebook... the contents page clone had me gripped ! The chapter on places to stay in Kabul had me Thanks to 20 years of civil war and its association with terrorism, Afghanistan is now unjustly considered by many in the West as a barbarous backwater. Afghanistan : A Companion and Guide aims to dispel this image in a comprehensive introduction to 3,500 years of Afghan Culture. Starting with a full history of the country from 1500 BC, each wonderfully illustrated chapter looks at the major regions and cities, describing their distinctive cultural and ethnic traditions, their associations with poets, artists, travellers and holy men, as well as warriors and conquerors. A number of specialist essays by leading experts further present topics such as archaeology, arc... (Lees verder)hitecture, carpets, miniature painting, food, music, flora and fauna. Experienced Afghan traveller Matthew Leeming contributes detailed information for those who intend to visit the country, with guides to specific cities and areas, as well as more general travel advice. This lavish publication reveals the immense treasury of cultural, historical and natural wealth-too frequently forgotten-that is Afghanistan.
Pagina's
768
Conditie
Goed — Top cut very slightly foxed.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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