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Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Maps [2];

From the cover: “Closed to the world for half a century‚ like a black hole in the Asian landmass‚ the wilderness of Xinjiang in north-west China is returning to the light. The picture it presents is both fascinating and disturbing.

Despite a savage landscape and climate‚ Xinjiang has a rich past: sand-buried cities‚ painted cave shrines‚ rare creatures and wonderfully preserved mummies of European appearance. Their descendants‚ the Uighurs‚ still farm the tranquil oases that ring the dreaded Taklamakan‚ the world’s second largest sand desert‚ and the Kazakh and Kirghiz herdsmen still roam the mountains. The region’s history‚ however‚ has been punctuated by violence‚ usually provoked by ambitious outsiders — nomad chieftains from the north‚ Muslim emirs from Central Asia‚ Russian generals or warlords from inner C…

• 9½” x 6¼”
• [XVII] 314 pages.
• Index.
• ISBN: 0719557356
• Dustwrapper over Black boards‚ with Red titling to the Spine.
• Packed Weight: 1.30 Kg.

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