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An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prize-winning author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan), on a journey along the Himalaya.The Himalaya weave through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless languages and vastly different cultures live in the secluded mountain valleys. Modernity and tradition collide, while ...

An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prizewinning author Erika Fatland, on a journey along the Himalayas

An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prizewinning author Erika Fatland, on a journey along the Himalaya

The acclaimed author of Sovietistan travels along the seemingly endless Russian border and reveals the deep and pervasive influence it has had across half the globe. Imperial, communist or autocratic, Russia has been-and remains-a towering and intimidating neighbor. Whether it is North Korea in the Far East through the former Soviet republics in Asia and the Caucasus, or countries on the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea. What would it be like ...

Erika Fatland travels along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way.The Border is a book about Russia and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself, a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exci...

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A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial TimesErika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics' Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since then?In the Kyrgyzstani villages Erika Fatland meets vict...

Erika Fatland travels along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way.The Border is a book about Russian and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself, a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exc...