Author: Suzanne Joinson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408830914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
It is 1923 and Evangeline English, keen lady cyclist, arrives with her sister Lizzie and their zealous leader Millicent at the ancient city of Kashgar to establish a mission. As they encounter resistance and calamity, Eva commences work on her Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar...In present-day London, Frieda opens her door to find a man sleeping on the landing. Tayeb, a Yemeni refugee, has arrived in Frieda's life just as she learns that she is next-of-kin to a stranger, a woman whose abandoned flat contains many surprises. The two wanderers embark on a journey that is as great, and as unexpected, as Eva's.
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
Author: Suzanne Joinson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408830914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
It is 1923 and Evangeline English, keen lady cyclist, arrives with her sister Lizzie and their zealous leader Millicent at the ancient city of Kashgar to establish a mission. As they encounter resistance and calamity, Eva commences work on her Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar...In present-day London, Frieda opens her door to find a man sleeping on the landing. Tayeb, a Yemeni refugee, has arrived in Frieda's life just as she learns that she is next-of-kin to a stranger, a woman whose abandoned flat contains many surprises. The two wanderers embark on a journey that is as great, and as unexpected, as Eva's.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408830914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
It is 1923 and Evangeline English, keen lady cyclist, arrives with her sister Lizzie and their zealous leader Millicent at the ancient city of Kashgar to establish a mission. As they encounter resistance and calamity, Eva commences work on her Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar...In present-day London, Frieda opens her door to find a man sleeping on the landing. Tayeb, a Yemeni refugee, has arrived in Frieda's life just as she learns that she is next-of-kin to a stranger, a woman whose abandoned flat contains many surprises. The two wanderers embark on a journey that is as great, and as unexpected, as Eva's.
Return to Kashgar
Author: Gunnar Jarring
Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Macartney at Kashgar
Author: Pamela Nightingale
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136576096
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
First published in 1973. This book describes the career of Sir George Macartney, who spent twenty-eight years at the turn of the nineteenth century as British representative in Sinkiang, China's most westerly province. Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoeuvres by the key players trying to establish a sphere of influence in China's strategically vital hinterland before and during the Chinese revolution.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136576096
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
First published in 1973. This book describes the career of Sir George Macartney, who spent twenty-eight years at the turn of the nineteenth century as British representative in Sinkiang, China's most westerly province. Macartney was in a unique position to observe political and diplomatic manoeuvres by the key players trying to establish a sphere of influence in China's strategically vital hinterland before and during the Chinese revolution.
Revival: Moved on! From Kashgar to Kashmir (1935)
Author: Pavel Stepanovich Nazaroff
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351340689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Pavel Nazaroff travels from Kashgar, through the Kuen Lun and Karakoram mountains and on to Srinagar, Kashmir in the early 1930s, and describes the people and places he visited.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351340689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Pavel Nazaroff travels from Kashgar, through the Kuen Lun and Karakoram mountains and on to Srinagar, Kashmir in the early 1930s, and describes the people and places he visited.
The Life of Yakoob Beg; Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
Author: Demetrius Charles Boulger
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
"The Life of Yakoob Beg; Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar" by Demetrius Charles Boulger offers an insightful biographical account of Yakoob Beg's life and leadership as Ameer of Kashgar. Boulger's meticulous research and narrative skill provide readers with a detailed exploration of the historical and political landscape of Central Asia during Yakoob Beg's rule. Through vivid descriptions and historical context, the book sheds light on Yakoob Beg's accomplishments, challenges, and impact on the region. Boulger's work not only uncovers the life of a prominent historical figure but also offers a window into the cultural and political dynamics of the time.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
"The Life of Yakoob Beg; Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar" by Demetrius Charles Boulger offers an insightful biographical account of Yakoob Beg's life and leadership as Ameer of Kashgar. Boulger's meticulous research and narrative skill provide readers with a detailed exploration of the historical and political landscape of Central Asia during Yakoob Beg's rule. Through vivid descriptions and historical context, the book sheds light on Yakoob Beg's accomplishments, challenges, and impact on the region. Boulger's work not only uncovers the life of a prominent historical figure but also offers a window into the cultural and political dynamics of the time.
Kashgar Revisited: Uyghur Studies in Memory of Ambassador Gunnar Jarring
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004330070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Building on the rich scholarly legacy of Gunnar Jarring, the Swedish Turkologist and diplomat, the fourteen contributions by sixteen authors representing a variety of disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences provide an insight into ongoing research trends in Uyghur and Xinjiang Studies. In one way or other all the chapters explore how new research in the fields of history, linguistics, anthropology and folklore can contribute to our understanding of Xinjiang’s past and present, simultaneously pointing to those social and knowledge practices that Uyghurs today can claim as part of their traditions in order to reproduce and perpetuate their cultural identity. Contributors include: Ildikó Bellér-Hann, Rahile Dawut, Arienne Dwyer, Fredrik Fällman, Chris Hann, Dilmurat Mahmut, Takahiro Onuma, Alexandre Papas, Eric Schluessel, Birgit Schlyter, Joanne Smith Finley, Rune Steenberg Jun Sugawara, Äsäd Sulaiman, Abdurishid Yakup, Thierry Zarcone.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004330070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Building on the rich scholarly legacy of Gunnar Jarring, the Swedish Turkologist and diplomat, the fourteen contributions by sixteen authors representing a variety of disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences provide an insight into ongoing research trends in Uyghur and Xinjiang Studies. In one way or other all the chapters explore how new research in the fields of history, linguistics, anthropology and folklore can contribute to our understanding of Xinjiang’s past and present, simultaneously pointing to those social and knowledge practices that Uyghurs today can claim as part of their traditions in order to reproduce and perpetuate their cultural identity. Contributors include: Ildikó Bellér-Hann, Rahile Dawut, Arienne Dwyer, Fredrik Fällman, Chris Hann, Dilmurat Mahmut, Takahiro Onuma, Alexandre Papas, Eric Schluessel, Birgit Schlyter, Joanne Smith Finley, Rune Steenberg Jun Sugawara, Äsäd Sulaiman, Abdurishid Yakup, Thierry Zarcone.
The Life of Yakoob Beg
Author: Demetrius Charles Boulger
Publisher: London, W. H. Allen & Company
ISBN:
Category : Eastern question (Central Asia).
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher: London, W. H. Allen & Company
ISBN:
Category : Eastern question (Central Asia).
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
“A” Sketch of the Turki Language as Spoken in Eastern Turkistan (Kashgar and Yarkand) Together with a Collection of Extracts
Author: Robert Barkley Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uighur language
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uighur language
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A Sketch of the Turki Language as Spoken in Eastern Turkistan (Kashgar and Yarkand)
Author: Robert Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uighur language
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uighur language
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A Sketch of the Turki Language as Spoken in Eastern Turkistan (Kashgar and Yarkand): Grammar [including 21 p. of Extracts in Turkish
Author: Robert Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uighur language
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Uighur language
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description