A Carpet Ride To Khiva Christopher Aslan Alexander

A carpet ride to khiva.

A carpet ride to khiva christopher aslan alexander.

Seven years on the silk road by christopher aslan alexander paperback 14 95 only 10 left in stock order soon. Escorted by uzbekistan experts chris aslan alexander in april and william taylor in september. Uzbekistan carpet ride to khiva this group tour is a wonderful cultural overview of the country taking in the arts crafts architecture and historical sites accompanied by experts who will help bring the region to life. A carpet ride to khiva.

But he stayed mesmerized by a world of silk and forgotten 15th century carpet designs discovering indigo blue madder red pomegranate gold and the subtle shades of life in a desert oasis. Seven years on the silk road kindle edition by alexander christopher aslan. A carpet ride to khiva by christopher aslan alexander. Friday 22 january 2010 01 00.

Accompanied by a large green parrot a ginger cat and his adoptive uzbek family alexander recounts his efforts to rediscover the lost art of traditional weaving and dyeing and the process establishing a self sufficient carpet workshop employing local women and disabled people to train as apprentices. A carpet ride to khiva. He traveled to khiva to write a guidebook and ended up being mesmerised by the area and staying. Free shipping on qualifying offers.

After university he moved to central asia. Alexander s laudable fair trade policy is constantly undercut because every civil. This is the non fiction story of a british man named chris alexander. While writing a guidebook about khiva he fell in love with this desert oasis boasting the most homogenous example of islamic architecture in the world and stayed.

Chris alexander originally travelled to khiva a remote walled city in uzbekistan on the route of the ancient silk road to write a guidebook. A carpet ride to khiva.