Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes From Caspian to Altai (Compact Edition) (Odyssey Illustrated Guides) - Softcover

Schreiber, Dagmar; Tredinnick, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9622178413 ISBN 13: 9789622178410

Publisher: Airphoto International Ltd., 2013

Synopsis

Endless steppe, stunning mountain scenery and the riches of the Caspian Sea are revealed in this comprehensive guide to Central Asia's largest country.

A country larger than Western Europe, Kazakhstan’s vast expanse encompasses the Great Steppe, across which Genghis Khan’s Mongol hordes galloped; the heights of the Tien Shan in the south, through whose foothills Silk Road travelers journeyed; the exquisite lakes and valleys of the Altai mountains in the northeast, and in the far west the archeologically rich desert coast of the Caspian Sea. With independence and the discovery of oil has come huge change, yet Kazakhstan remained one of the least known of Asian countries until the Borat movie took the world by storm in 2006. Now, this land of rich history, welcoming people and whirling bazaars shares its wonders with a curious world.

Featuring:

• Baikonur, Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and the Silk Road
• The future of Kazakhstan’s energy resources
• Kazakhstan’s archeological wealth
• Architecture from Astana to Almaty to Aktau
• The Caspian: Kazakhstan on Sea
• Valley hopping in the Tien Shan
• The Borat paradox and its surprising effect
• Superb photography from the grandeur of the Tien Shan and Altai mountains across the Great Steppe to the Caspian Sea

174 Color Photos, 17 Maps

About this title

About the Authors

Dagmar Schreiber was part of a three-year study project by the World Bank on living standards in Kazakhstan during the 1990s. She fell in love with the country, and subsequently formed a small, Berlin-based tour agency in 2003, specializing in eco-trips designed to reveal Kazakhstan at its best. She now splits her time between Berlin and Almaty, where she works as a consultant with one of the country’s main ecotourism operators.

Jeremy Tredinnick is a British travel writer, photographer and editor based in Hong Kong. He is the author of Xinjiang: China’s Central Asia, co-author of Kazakhstan: Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai and China: Renaissance of the Middle Kingdom, and managing editor of Asia Overland: Tales of Travel on the Trans-Siberian & Silk Road and Mongolia: Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky, among others.

Edition details

• Publisher: Airphoto International Ltd.
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9622178413
• ISBN 13: 9789622178410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288