In Search of Kazakhstan [electronic resource] : The Land that Disappeared
Robbins, Christopher2012
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The only thing most people know about Kazakhstan is that it is homeland to Borat - and he isn't even real. Actually this vast place - the last unknown inhabited country in the world - is far more surprising and entertaining. For one thing, it is as varied as Europe, combining stupendous wealth, grinding poverty, exotic traditions and a mad dash for modernity. Crisscrossing a vanished land, Christopher Robbins finds Eminem by a shrinking Aral Sea, goes eagle-hunting, visits the scene of Dostoyevsky's doomed first love, takes up residence beside one-time neighbour Leon Trotsky and visits some of the most beautiful, unspoilt places on earth.
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In Search of Kazakhstan [electronic resource] : The Land that Disappeared / Christopher Robbins
Author:
Robbins, Christopher, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Profile, 2012
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Christopher Robbins is the author of five non-fiction books, including the award-winning The Empress of Ireland. He became intrigued by Kazakhstan sitting on an aeroplane next to an American from Arkansas on his way there to collect an Internet bride.
ISBN:
9781847653567
Language:
English
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2836823
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