Kirgistan
A Photoethnography of Talas

Distributed for Hirmer Publishers
224 pages
|
208 color plates, 2 maps
|
11 1/2 x 9
- Contents
Table of Contents

Contents
Combined German/English Edition
Introduction
Talas’s Central Asian Cultural Contexts
John Schoeberlein
Kyrgyzstan—Geographical Structures and Basic Resources
Jörg Stadelbauer
My Talas, My Golden Cradle
Manas
Petroglyphs
The Yurt—Boz Üy
Talas—The Province
Talas—The City
Bazaar
Transport
Village Life
Events and Celebrations
Equestrian Contest—Ulak Tartysh
Flora
Medicinal Plants
National Park—Besh Tash
Winter
Agriculture
Keeping Animals
Summer Pastures—Jailoo
Housework
Needlework
Children
School
Apa and Ata
Religion
Sacred Sites
Literature
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Talas’s Central Asian Cultural Contexts
John Schoeberlein
Kyrgyzstan—Geographical Structures and Basic Resources
Jörg Stadelbauer
My Talas, My Golden Cradle
Manas
Petroglyphs
The Yurt—Boz Üy
Talas—The Province
Talas—The City
Bazaar
Transport
Village Life
Events and Celebrations
Equestrian Contest—Ulak Tartysh
Flora
Medicinal Plants
National Park—Besh Tash
Winter
Agriculture
Keeping Animals
Summer Pastures—Jailoo
Housework
Needlework
Children
School
Apa and Ata
Religion
Sacred Sites
Literature
Acknowledgement
For more information, or to order this book, please visit https://press.uchicago.edu
Google preview here
Art: Photography
You may purchase this title at these fine bookstores. Outside the USA, see our international sales information.