Nomadic Routes from Caspian to Altai
A country larger than Western Europe, Kazakhstan could fit all of the other former Central Asian Soviet member states within its borders with space to spare. Encompassed within this vast expanse is the Great Steppe, across which Genghis Khan's Mongol hordes galloped; to the south are the heights of the Tien Shan, through whose foothills Silk Road travellers journeyed; in the northeast the exquisite lakes and valleys of the Altai mountains lie waiting for adventurous souls to discover, and in the far west the Caspian Sea offers a Riviera setting for one of the world's most landlocked nations.
With independence and the discovery of oil has come huge change and now this land of rich history, welcoming people and whirling bazaars is intent on sharing its wonders with a curious world. In the style of the cerebral guidebook series from Odyssey, the real Kazakhstan is revealed with information on the land and its people, and the exploration for the traveller of the diverse regions - from the city of Almaty to the Great Steppe and the Silk Roads of southern Kazakhstan.
It features 578 pages with 330 colour photos and 19 maps.
