nazif shahrani – the kirghiz and wakhi of afghanistan
October 19, 2011 – 10:13 pm
“Reading: … ” Book of the Year 2011 (Non-Fiction): Nazif Shahrani – The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
October 19, 2011 – 10:00 pm
Reading … a 4th anniversary
Another year of books. Not as many as last year; I took a pause for some time, unable to find …
September 26, 2011 – 9:46 am
Reading: Rodric Braithwaite – Afghansty: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89
This year I’ve been attempting to fill in an embarrassing omission in my Central Asian studies. Mainly because my interest …
September 24, 2011 – 12:44 am
Reading: Chingiz Aitmatov – The Day Lasts More Than A Hundred Years
I’m not sure when I first heard of Chingiz Aitmatov, but coming from Kyrgyzstan and writing science-fiction, how could I …
August 12, 2011 – 8:15 pm
Reading: Thomas Barfield – Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
Thomas Barfield – Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
August 12, 2011 – 8:10 pm
Reading: Robert Temple – The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention
Robert Temple – The Genius of China
May 31, 2011 – 2:48 pm
Reading: Owen Lattimore – Inner Asian Frontiers of China
owen lattimore – inner asian frontiers of china
November 27, 2010 – 11:40 am
Reading: Edward Allworth (ed.) – Central Asia – 120 Years of Russian Rule
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October 16, 2010 – 4:35 am
Reading… a 3rd anniversary
Regarding the two-score books of the last year, it is surprising which of the non-fiction – a term I use …
October 4, 2010 – 5:07 am
Reading: Nazif Shahrani – The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
nazif shahrani – the kirghiz and wakhi of afghanistan
October 4, 2010 – 5:02 am
Reading: Peter Hopkirk – Foreign Devils on the Silk Road
peter hopkins – foreign devils on the silk road
October 4, 2010 – 5:01 am
Reading: Peter Hopkirk – Trespassers on the Roof of the World
peter hopkins – trespassers on the roof of the world
September 7, 2010 – 12:20 am
Reading: Matthew T. Kapstein – The Tibetans
matthew t. kapstein – the tibetans
July 19, 2010 – 12:50 pm
Reading: Christopher I Beckwith – The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
christopher i. beckwith – the tibetan empire in central asia
July 10, 2010 – 4:02 am
Reading: James A. Millward – Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
james a. millward – eurasian crossroads
January 31, 2010 – 4:14 am
reading: g. whitney azoy – buzkashi – game and power in afghanistan
g. whitney azoy – buzkashi
January 21, 2010 – 11:12 am
reading: christopher i. beckwith – empires of the silk road
christopher i. beckwith – empires of the silk road
January 18, 2009 – 10:58 pm
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
And so I discovered Annamarie Schwarzenbach, who to a certain kind of Berlinerin is probably quite famous, yet in English …
June 12, 2008 – 6:29 pm
chingiz aitmatov
I only recently discovered him, and was looking forward to reading The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, when …
May 14, 2008 – 12:10 pm
Reading: Antonio Giustozzi – Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan 2002-2007
koran, kalashnikov and laptop
March 21, 2008 – 4:57 pm
Reading: Daniel Ladinski Trans. – The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, The Great Sufi Master
hafiz – the gift. trans. daniel ladinsky
March 6, 2008 – 10:04 am
Reading: Taliban – Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia – Ahmed Rashid
taliban – ahmed rashid
February 25, 2008 – 10:25 am
Reading: Rosanne Klass – Land of the High Flags: Afghanistan When the Going Was Good
rosanne klass – land of the high flags
January 31, 2007 – 11:10 am
Music Furthest From the Sea
Album of the week for anyone who loves central Asian music, especially the kind that gets blasted across bazaars, from …
April 27, 2004 – 10:56 pm
The ‘new’ Silk Route
A new treaty has been signed by 23 nations at a UN meeting to create multiple landlinks between Khabarovsk and …