Afghanistan (Paperback)

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• ISBN: 9622177468
• WAPI (Tower ID): 100140106
• Release Date: June 30, 2005
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Thanks to 20 years of civil war and its association with terrorism, Afghanistan is now unjustly thought of in the West as a barbarous backwater. Afghanistan: A Traveler's Companion & Guide aims to dispel this image in a comprehensive introduction to 3,500 years of Afghan culture. Starting with a full history of the country from 1500BC, each chapter looks at the major cities and regions, describing their distinctive cultural and ethnic traditions, their associations with poets, artists, musicians, travelers and holy men, as well as warriors and conquerors. Ancient and modern sources from Afghanistan are extensively quoted, as well as the thoughts, musings and experiences of writers from America, Europe, Russia, China, India and the Middle East, including such luminaries as Wilfred Thesiger and Bruce Chatwin.
Experienced Afghan traveler Matthew Leeming contributes detailed information for those who intend to visit the country as tourists, with guides to specific cities and areas, as well as more general advice. A number of short specialist appendices by leading experts further illustrate matters such as archaeology, architecture, carpets, miniature painting, calligraphy, music, flora and fauna.
Wonderfully illustrated with superb images from world-renowned photographers such as Michael Yamashita and Roland and Sabrina Michaud. Also includes engravings, etchings, paintings and priceless museum artifacts.
This lavish guide reveals the immense treasury of cultural, historical and natural wealth-too frequently forgotten-that is Afghanistan.

• Written by authors with both academic and first-hand knowledge of the country
  
• Essential reading for anyone with an interest in Afghanistan's history
  
• Includes stunning contemporary photography from world-renowned photographers such
  as Michael Yamashita and
  Roland and Sabrina Michaud
  
• Rare archive material includes black-and-white photography by Wilfred Thesiger
  
• Literary excerpts from Herodotus to Robert Lowell, Robert Byron, Peter Levi and Bruce Chatwin
  
• The most comprehensive
  coverage, from Alexander the Great to the new constitution
  
• 110 stunning color photos
  
• 512 pages of invaluable information on Afghanistan
  

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