Central Asia

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Planning a trip to Central Asia? Browse our collection of Central Asia guide books and maps below; our collection includes travel guides from renowned publishers as well as specialist, hard-to-find publications.Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan all offer diverse experiences of inner Asia – from spectacular mountain trekking, and vast wildernesses to fascinating historical architecture and friendly populations. We also feature recommended holiday reading and all your essential travel accessories.

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In the Empire of Genghis Khan
by Stanley Stewart
WINNER OF THE THOMAS COOK/ DAILY TELEGRAPH TRAVEL BOOK 2001

"In The Empire of Genghis Khan" is a superb book, feeling like an epic poem of old, it's all the more incredible when you realise this was...
- Publisher: HarperCollins
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Among the Mountains: Travels Through Asia
by Wilfred Thesiger
Wilfred Thesiger, arguably last century's greatest explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia. Although he originally wanted it to be a book of photographs, his diaries c...
- Publisher: HarperCollins
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The Lost Heart of Asia
by Colin Thubron
In 1993 Colin Thubron set out to explore the The Lost Heart of Asia - the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union. He visited the magical cities of Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent and travelled...
- Publisher: Penguin
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To The Last City
by Colin Thubron
To the Last City is a fictional offering from Colin Thubron set deep in the Peruvian Andes. The novel follows the journeys of five ill-prepared travellers - men and women with different values,...
- Publisher: Vintage
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Shadow Of The Silk Road
by Colin Thubron
The Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey by Colin Thubron along the greatest land route on Earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and...
- Publisher: Chatto & Windus
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Descent into Chaos
by Ahmed Rashid
In “Descent into Chaos”, celebrated journalist and leading expert on Central Asia and extremism Ahmed Rashid explains why he believes the US-led ‘War on Terror’ is failing to prevent the spread and inc...
- Publisher: Penguin
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On Secret Service East of Constantinople
by Peter Hopkirk
Peter Hopkirk’s “On Secret Service East of Constantinople” tells the history, in thrilling style, of the least-remembered front of the First World War, the German-Turkish attempt to weaken the British...
- Publisher: John Murray
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Setting the East Ablaze: On Secret Service in Bolshevik Asia
by Peter Hopkirk
Peter Hopkirk’s “Setting the East Ablaze” tells the narrative history, in thrilling style, of the inter-war struggle for influence in Central Asia as Lenin attempted to spread the Bolshevik cause to In...
- Publisher: John Murray
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Foreign Devils on the Silk Road
by Peter Hopkirk
Peter Hopkirk’s “Foreign Devils on the Silk Road” details the tales and adventures of western explorers who uncovered and claimed the lost treasures of Central Asia. The Silk road, which linked...
- Publisher: John Murray
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The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia
by Peter Hopkirk
Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game" tells the history of the decades-long struggle for Central Asia in the 1800’s. For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth - Victorian Britain and...
- Publisher: John Murray
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In the Bloody Footsteps of Ghengis Khan
by Jeffrey Tayler
In the bloody footsteps of Genghis Khan is a breathtaking first person account of an intrepid 7,200 mile journey across the largest landmass on Earth, from Moscow to Beijing, undertaken to introduce We...
- Publisher: JR Books
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Central Asia

Indexed, waterproof and tear-resistant road map with topographic and tourist information for the Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, plus the southernmost pa...
- Publisher: Reise-Know-How Verlag
- Scale: 1:2,000,000