A Carpet Ride to Khiva: Seven Years on the Silk Road

by Christopher Aslan Alexander

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The Silk Road conjures images of the exotic and the unknown. Most travellers simply pass along it. Brit Chris Alexander chose to live there. Ostensibly writing a guidebook, Alexander found life at the heart of the glittering madrassahs, mosques and minarets of the walled city of Khiva - a remote desert oasis in Uzbekistan - immensely alluring, and stayed.

Immersing himself in the language and rich cultural traditions Alexander discovers...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1848311494

ISBN13:9781848311497

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Icon Books

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.1" x 7.6"

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