Empires of the Indus
10th Anniversary Edition
$39.64
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2009
Summary
One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries used as a tool of imperial expansion; today it is the cement of Pakistan’s fractious union.
Five thousand years ago, a string of sophisticated cities grew and traded on its banks. In the ruins of these elaborate metropolises, Sanskrit-speaking nomads explored the river, extolling its …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719560057 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719560055 |
| Author: | Alice Albinia |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Impressive and original …In the course of her journey, Albinia encounters all kinds of danger, and at times her courage tips her into foolhardiness … This however, is the behaviour we expect of the best kind of travel writer. - Peter Parker, Daily Telegraph
Empires of the Indus is a magnificent book, a triumphant melding of travel and history into a compelling story of adventure and discovery … an inspiring book, and readers with even a fraction of Albinia’s wanderlust will want to set off on their own explorations. - Paddy Docherty, Financial TimesSuch an accomplished first book - The Sunday TimesIn an engaging blend of travel writing and history, journalist Albinia charts the course of the longest river in the Indian subcontinent. - Financial TimesIts originality, enthusiasm and understanding add up to a memorable, illuminating read. - ScotsmanImaginatively structured - Scotland on SundayAs the first book of a young writer, it’s an impressive achievement - New StatesmanThe truly great achievement of this book is to reveal, unflinchingly and with panache, the rich and varied heritage of the Indus in all its appalling spleandour - GuardianAbout The Author
Alice Albinia
Alice Albinia read English literature at Cambridge and South Asian history at SOAS, then worked for two years in Delhi as a journalist, critic and editor. Written during an audacious journey through Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Tibet, Empires of the Indus is her first book, for which she won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for work in progress.
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