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- catalog abstract "Soviet Central Asia: an exotic region of harsh deserts and rugged mountains shut off by communism since 1917, mysterious lands that still evoke images of the ancient Silk Road caravans. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tatarstan, and Azerbaijan are primarily inhabited by Muslim peoples of whom we know very little. Now that the long winter of communism has ended and these new republics slowly open to the West, syndicated columnist and television personality Georgie Anne Geyer has taken it upon herself to learn more. A modern-day Marco Polo, she shares her eye-opening personal experiences in Waiting for Winter to End. Join her as she sets out from Moscow for Kazan and Alma-Ata, Bishkek and Tashkent, Samarkand and Baku. Sit in on her interviews with nascent political leaders about the post-Soviet situation, in which possible dangers for the United States are revealed. Travel with a witty, observant, and knowledgeable companion to a resources-rich region that will become more and more important for the world. Georgie Anne Geyer's latest book is a lively, multifaceted account of her adventures in places to which few Westerners have gone before. Part travelogue, part history, part insider's political briefing - an entirely enjoyable and entertaining read.".
- catalog contributor b7149726.
- catalog coverage "Asia, Central Description and travel.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "1. Waiting for Winter: The Ruins of Utopianism -- 2. Tatarstan: Getting Even After 440 Years -- 3. Kazakhstan: Rumor of the New Silk Road -- 4. Kyrgyzstan: The Silk Revolution, a Democratic Buddha of a President, and Three-Story Houses -- 5. Uzbekistan: Voyage to the Center of the World -- 6. Baku: City of Roses and Death, Bitten by the Wind.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-228) and index.".
- catalog description "Now that the long winter of communism has ended and these new republics slowly open to the West, syndicated columnist and television personality Georgie Anne Geyer has taken it upon herself to learn more. A modern-day Marco Polo, she shares her eye-opening personal experiences in Waiting for Winter to End. Join her as she sets out from Moscow for Kazan and Alma-Ata, Bishkek and Tashkent, Samarkand and Baku. Sit in on her interviews with nascent political leaders about the post-Soviet situation, in which possible dangers for the United States are revealed. Travel with a witty, observant, and knowledgeable companion to a resources-rich region that will become more and more important for the world. Georgie Anne Geyer's latest book is a lively, multifaceted account of her adventures in places to which few Westerners have gone before. Part travelogue, part history, part insider's political briefing - an entirely enjoyable and entertaining read.".
- catalog description "Soviet Central Asia: an exotic region of harsh deserts and rugged mountains shut off by communism since 1917, mysterious lands that still evoke images of the ancient Silk Road caravans. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tatarstan, and Azerbaijan are primarily inhabited by Muslim peoples of whom we know very little.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 237 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Waiting for winter to end.".
- catalog identifier "0028811100 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Waiting for winter to end.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington : Brassey's,".
- catalog relation "Waiting for winter to end.".
- catalog spatial "Asia, Central Description and travel.".
- catalog subject "915.804/41 20".
- catalog subject "DK854 .G4 1994".
- catalog subject "Geyer, Georgie Anne, 1935- Journeys Asia, Central.".
- catalog subject "Geyer, Georgie Anne, 1935- Travel Asia, Central.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Waiting for Winter: The Ruins of Utopianism -- 2. Tatarstan: Getting Even After 440 Years -- 3. Kazakhstan: Rumor of the New Silk Road -- 4. Kyrgyzstan: The Silk Revolution, a Democratic Buddha of a President, and Three-Story Houses -- 5. Uzbekistan: Voyage to the Center of the World -- 6. Baku: City of Roses and Death, Bitten by the Wind.".
- catalog title "Waiting for winter to end : an extraordinary journey through Soviet Central Asia / Georgie Anne Geyer.".
- catalog type "text".