John Hare

In the steppes of the ancients: travels on the Silk Road

A review of Christoph Baumer’s History of Central Asia explores some of the loneliest and loveliest places on earth

issue 13 December 2014
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  • The History of Central Asia, Volume II: The Age of the Silk Roads

    Christoph Baumer

    I.B. Tauris, pp. 398

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