The minaret of Djam : an excursion in Afghanistan
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The minaret of Djam : an excursion in Afghanistan
(The Freya Stark collection)
Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2010
- : pbk
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Originally published: London: John Murray, 1970
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The 12th century minaret of Djam is one of Afghanistan's most celebrated treasures, a magnificent symbol of the powerful Ghorid Empire that once stretched from Iran to India. The second tallest brick minaret in the world, Djam lies in the heart of central Afghanistan's wild Ghor Province. Surrounded by 2,000 metre-high mountains and by the remains of what many believe to have been the lost city of Turquoise Mountain - one of the greatest cities of the Middle Ages - Djam is, even today, one of the most inaccessible and remote places in Afghanistan. When Freya Stark travelled there, few people in the world had ever laid eyes on it or managed to reach the desolate valley in which it lies. Her journey from Kabul to Kandahar and Herat was difficult and often dangerous but her account shines with humour and is adorned with beautiful descriptions of the land she journeyed through and the people she encountered. A celebrated portrait of Afghanistan and its history, "The Minaret of Djam" is a poignant reminder that this was once far more than just a country ravaged by war and the political games of the world's superpowers.
目次
List of Illustrations
Author's Note
1 Four Roads
2 Enhancements of Life
3 Sheep
4 Heroism and Tradition
5 Landscape in Asia
6 The Herat Wind
7 The Mineret
8 The Second Threshold
9 Nomads
10 The Western Road to Kabul
Index
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