Centralasien

For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those …

In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful …

Top 3 Sunday Times BestsellerShortlisted for the Nero Book AwardLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe Times, Financial Times, Observer and Economist Book of …

Silk Mirage is a compelling portrait of Uzbekistan, a country at the heart of the ancient Silk Road and now the centre of a power struggle between reformers and reactionaries for …

Interwoven with traditional Afghan recipes is one family's story of a region long afflicted by war, but with much more at its heart. Author Durkhanai Ayubi's parents, Zelmai and …

”Vinterharen" är berättelsen om en kvinna som vågar älska när det är som mörkast och som utforskar moderskap, äktenskap och vår unika förmåga att känna hopp. När Lenas liv närmar …

Amid ethnic violence, political corruption, and petty professional intrigue, an artist tries to live free of lies. Set during the last years of the Soviet Union, Stone Dreams tells …

Den erfarna förhandlaren Amanda Lund hamnar mitt i hetluften när två svenska diplomater kidnappas i Kabul. I en kamp mot klockan jagar hon svar i en härva av mord, heroin och …

A real-life adventure that inspired countless travellers in fact and fiction, the Penguin Classics edition of Robert Byron's The Road to Oxiana includes an introduction by Colin …

Den tyske naturvitenskapsmannen Fritz Dörries (1852 -1953) levde et liv som få i dag kan fatte. Fra han er 25 år gammel foretar han en rekke eventyrlige reiser i Sibir. Som en …