Once in Kazakhstan

Once in Kazakhstan

Once in Kazakhstan

Keith Rosten

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Editorial:
iUniverse
Año de edición:
2005
Materia
Viajes y vacaciones
ISBN:
9780595327829
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Soon after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Keith Rostenleaves the United States to be a Fulbright Lecturer in newly-independentKazakhstan. In Once in Kazakhstan, Rosten drawsa sometimes humorous portrait of a critical period in the emergenceof this Central Asian country, interweaving the challenges andexhilaration of living in Kazakhstan with the historical backdropof a nation grappling with its independence.From horse heads in the Central Market, to guns on the skislopes, and to the first-ever parliamentary elections, Rosten takesyou on a whirlwind tour of the country. He vividly recounts thechange in currency from the Soviet ruble to the tenge and travelswith a candidate for parliament to a rural village near Semipalatinsk.Using his knowledge of local language and customs, Rostenprovides access to native sources on the history, politics, traditions,and spirit of Kazakhstan. Complete with photographs of thepeople, places, and monuments of the country, Once in Kazakhstanis an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in learningmore about, or traveling to, the fascinating landscape of thisemerging nation.

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