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Bread and Ashes

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Description for Bread and Ashes Paperback. Tony Anderson set out in the summer of 1998 to walk through Georgia. He wanted particularly to visit the Georgian mountain tribes - Tush, Khevsurs, Ratchuelians and Svans - to discover if they shared a common mountain culture, and to test the old idea of the Caucasus as an impenetrable barrier from sea to sea. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.

Tony Anderson set out in the summer of 1998 to walk through Georgia. He wanted particularly to visit the Georgian mountain tribes - Tush, Khevsurs, Ratchuelians and Svans - to discover if they shared a common mountain culture, and to test the old idea of the Caucasus as an impenetrable barrier from sea to sea. From Azerbaijan to Svaneti, Anderson found communities where the old customs and beliefs still triumphantly survive, despite years of Communist oppression and the terrible uncertainties since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Throughout his journey Anderson refers back to many other visits ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099437871
SKU
9780099437871
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Tony Anderson
Tony Anderson was born in 1950, read English at Oxford, and has taught languages both in Britain and abroad. He has worked as an editor and writer for television, books and theatre, and has recently edited works on Russian/Caucasian subjects. He lives in Somerset.

Reviews for Bread and Ashes
Anderson's unusually reflective and observant narrative allows the reader to appreciate far more than the grandeur of nature... Full of knowledge lovingly amassed over years of other travels... His sheer joy at being in Georgia warms the reader's heart
Times Literary Supplement
When I finished Bread and Ashes - hanging on every word - I could have wished ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Bread and Ashes


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