{"product_id":"an-illustrated-history-of-kazakhstan-asias-heartland-in-context-odyssey-travel-guides","title":"An Illustrated History of Kazakhstan: Asia's Heartland in Context (Odyssey Travel Guides)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Tredinnick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-11-2014\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e This lavishly illustrated book reveals the full history of the heart of Central Asia across the ages, focusing on the region that is modern-day Kazakhstan. Using essays from renowned archaeologists, historians and scholars as the core of each chapter, this book explains Kazakhstan s long and complex history. This flowing narrative is complemented by a range of beautiful maps and images, from exquisite museum pieces to landscapes that place you within the hauntingly beautiful environment that moulded the region s rich social fabric. The reader is taken on a fascinating journey, from pre-history when changing climate and habitats opened up new areas to human migration, through the globally significant era of the warrior nomads and city-states along the trading routes between East and West, to the colonization of Central Asia by Imperial Russia and the chaos of the Soviet period. Independence for the Central Asian states has seen Kazakhstan take a leading role in the region, and the exciting prospects of this modern state suggest a future as rich and engaging as its past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789622178526\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52976435822919,"sku":"AF-IHTJ-3VJ2","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/7474\/2572\/files\/816YeU58-cL.jpg?v=1765901769","url":"https:\/\/www.pigeonhousebooks.com\/products\/an-illustrated-history-of-kazakhstan-asias-heartland-in-context-odyssey-travel-guides","provider":"Pigeonhouse Books, Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}