Bread And Ashes by Tony Anderson (Hardcover, 2003)

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From Khevsoureti he crossed into Chechnia to hunt bear. In Ratcha he found a community of mountain Jews that had lived in the mountains since the exile from Babylon. But survive it has with a vibrant culture still intact and, in the mountains, still deeply connected to its ancient ways.

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Tony Anderson set out in the summer of 1998 to walk from the Caspian to the Black Sea, along the southern crest of the Caucasus. He was pulled along in the wake of the many tribes and peoples who had passed through the mountains, leaving behind a whisper of their deeds and names. He wanted particularly to visit the Georgian mountain tribes -Pshavs, Toush, Khevsours, Ratchuelians and Svans - to discover if they shared a common culture, and to test the old idea of the Caucasus as an impenetrable barrier from sea to sea, with ancient tribes living in isolation from the outside world. From Azerbaijan in the east to Svaneti in the west, Anderson found communities where the old customs and beliefs still triumphantly survive, despite years of Communist oppression and the terrible uncertainties since the collapse of the Soviet Union. From Khevsoureti he crossed into Chechnia to hunt bear. In Ratcha he found a community of mountain Jews that had lived in the mountains since the exile from Babylon. Everywhere he met with great kindness - even in Svaneti, where he was robbed. Throughout his journey Anderson refers back to many other visits to Georgia, to the politics of independence, t

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PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780224063005
eBay Product ID (ePID)91294236

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Book TitleBread and Ashes
AuthorTony Anderson
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicPeople, History, Travel Writing
Publication Year2003
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages384 Pages

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Item Weight664g

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Title_AuthorTony Anderson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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