Download or read book A Carpet Ride to Khiva written by Chris Aslan and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 a world torn between Marx and Mohammed - a place where veils and vodka, pork and polygamy freely mingle - against a backdrop of forgotten carpet designs, crumbling but magnificent Islamic architecture and scenes drawn straight from "The Arabian Nights". Accompanied by a large green parrot, a ginger cat and his adoptive Uzbek family, Alexander recounts his efforts to rediscover the lost art of traditional weaving and dyeing, and the process establishing a self-sufficient carpet workshop, employing local women and disabled people to train as apprentices. A Carpet Ride to Khiva sees Alexander being stripped naked at a former Soviet youth camp, crawling through silkworm droppings in an attempt to record their life-cycle, holed up in the British Museum discovering carpet designs dormant for half a millennia, tackling a carpet-thieving mayor, distinguishing natural dyes from sacks of opium in Northern Afghanistan, bluffing his way through an impromptu version of "My Heart Will Go On" for national Uzbek TV and seeking sanctuary as an anti-Western riot consumed the Kabul carpet bazaar. It is an unforgettable true travel story of a journey to the heart of the unknown and the unexpected friendship one man found there.
Download or read book A ride to Khiva travels and adventures in central Asia written by Frederick Gustavus Burnaby and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Ride to Khiva Travels and Adventures in Central Asia written by Frederick Burnaby and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1875, the time of the 'Great Game', when the British and Russian Empires are vying for power in central Asia. Great Britain learns of Russia's plans to annex India, the 'jewel in the crown' of the Empire. A British officer rides for Khiva, a Russian city closed to European travelers. He is on a dangerous mission, to learn if this remote and dangerous oasis is about to be used as a springboard for the Russian invasion of India. Captain Frederick Burnaby ballooned across the English Channel, traveled in Spain and Russia, and was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for Britain's empire. This account of his perilous journey to Khiva, published in 1876 and immediately reprinted, brought him instant fame.
Download or read book The ride to Khiva a burlesque of A ride to Khiva by F G Burnaby From Punch written by sir Francis Cowley Burnand and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by London ; Paris : C. Petter & Galpin. This book was released on 1877 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A New Ride to Khiva written by Jefferson Robert L and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia The title explains the nature of this work. It is merely a narrative of a ride to Khiva. I have added a short account of Russia's Advance Eastward. In the course of my journey I had the opportunity of conversing with many Russians in Central Asia. India was a topic which never failed to produce numerous comments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Ride to Khiva written by Fred Burnaby and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Uzbekistan written by Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the Silk Road—and color! “A joy . . . a beautiful book about the arts, craft, and architecture of Uzbekistan.” —Olga Núñez Miret, author of the Angelic Business series Like the fascinating culture that comes to life between its pages, Uzbekistan: An Experience of Cultural Treasures to Color will take you on a journey of discovery from the blue and gold splendors of Samarkand to the intricacy of sacred mosaics. It’s the perfect way for you and your children to explore Uzbekistan’s rich cultural heritage, taking us along the Silk Road from fifth century architecture to modern-day artists. As we turn the pages, exquisite full-color photographs transport us to some of the world’s most magnificent architectural monuments. From palaces through mosques, madrasahs and mausoleums, we wend our way amongst masterpieces of Islamic architecture, marveling at the captivating mosaics with their complex geometric patterns or motifs inspired by the world of plants and mythological beasts. Fascinating and vibrant, they testify to the skill and craftsmanship of historic Uzbek masters. As a tribute to this rich heritage, Uzbekistan: An Experience of Cultural Treasures to Color is a celebration of the arts and pictorial traditions of this fascinating land. Photographs of architectural monuments, murals, ceramics, tapestries and ornamented textiles highlight the country’s cultural treasures. Short accompanying texts explain their historical significance. On the right-hand page, the reader is given the opportunity to color in drawings based on the beautiful photographs provided. “A gorgeous book for grownups who want to get their coloring on.” —Cayocosta 72
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Download or read book A Ride to Khiva Travels and Adventures in Central Asia written by Fred Burnaby and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...a spot marked on Wyld's map of Khiva, considerably to our rear, while the country was a succession of hill and dale, but much more undulating toward my bridle-hand than in the direction of the setting sun. Our course, as we neared a spot known by the Kirghiz as Tan Sooloo, was due south. From this place to Tooz, our next halting-place, the distance was sixty versts. On either side of the track there were deep hollows and ravines innumerable, while saksaool and brush-wood became each moment more scarce. Apparently all this country had been at some remote period buried beneath the sea. Frequently we came across shells and other marine Crustacea scattered in profusion along our path, while at Tooz we passed a small salt lake which lay about a hundred yards to the east of the track, and was frozen as hard as adamant. Tooz signifies "salt" in the Tartar language, and the sand all about the lake is saturated with salt. Indeed, the traveler does not require any stronger testimony to this fact than the peculiar taste of his tea, for, however carefully the snow is chosen, it is sure to become mixed with a little sand; and the more you drink, the thirstier you become. According to the guide, there were two much larger sheets of salt-water to the west, dividing the ground between ourselves and the Sea of Aral. CHAPTER XXVI. The Turkoman on his Donkey.--Jana Darya.--A once Fertile Country.--A Barren Waste.--The Grandfather of the Khan.--English Horses and Kirghiz "Horses.--Russian Cavalry.--A Sea of Molten Gold.--Silver Isles.--Kamstakak.--A Fresh-water Pond.--A Return to Vegetation--Soigak.--Pheasants.--The Camel-driver is taken 111.--The Moullahs.--Conjuring the Evil One.--A Dog of an Unbeliever.--The Guide's Fight with the...
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Download or read book Travels and Adventures in Central Asia written by Fred Burnaby and published by Vanguard Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
