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Chasing the Sea
Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia
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- 416 Seiten
- Lesezeit
- 15 Stunden
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The narrative follows Tom Bissell's journey to Uzbekistan, where he initially served as a Peace Corps volunteer. Despite a brief stay due to illness, he becomes captivated by the country. Five years later, he returns to investigate the environmental impact of Soviet irrigation on the Aral Sea, accompanied by a lively translator named Rustam. Their adventurous trek leads them into precarious encounters with Uzbek police as they navigate the region's challenges and explore its haunting beauty.
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Chasing the Sea, Tom Bissell
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004
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- Titel
- Chasing the Sea
- Untertitel
- Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Tom Bissell
- Verlag
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2004
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 416
- ISBN13
- 9780375727542
- Kategorie
- Sozialwissenschaften, Karten & Reisen, Weltgeschichte
- Beschreibung
- The narrative follows Tom Bissell's journey to Uzbekistan, where he initially served as a Peace Corps volunteer. Despite a brief stay due to illness, he becomes captivated by the country. Five years later, he returns to investigate the environmental impact of Soviet irrigation on the Aral Sea, accompanied by a lively translator named Rustam. Their adventurous trek leads them into precarious encounters with Uzbek police as they navigate the region's challenges and explore its haunting beauty.