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The road to Oxiana /

In 1933, the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which formed part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. While his a...

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Main Authors: Byron, Robert, 1905-1941
Group Author: Chatwin, Bruce, 1940-1989
Published: Vintage Books,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2010.
©1981
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Vintage classics
Subjects:
Byron, Robert, > 1905-1941 > Travel > Middle East
Islamic architecture > Iran
Islamic architecture > Afghanistan
Middle East > Description and travel
Iran > Description and travel
Afghanistan > Description and travel
Summary: In 1933, the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana - the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which formed part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. While his arrival at his destination, the legendary tower of Qabus, is a wonder, the journey itself is a captivating, quirky record of his adventures and a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travellers.
Item Description: Originally published: Macmillan & Co., 1937.
Includes index.
Carrier Form: xx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9780099523888 (paperback) :
0099523884 (paperback)
CLC: K937.09
Call Number: K937.09/B996

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