Postcards from Stanland

Posted on 18 April 2018 by David H. Mould

Central Asia has long stood at the crossroads of history It was the staging ground for the armies of the Mongol Empire, for the nineteenth century struggle between the Russian and British empires, and for the NATO campaign in Afghanistan Today, multinationals and nations compete for the oil and gas reserves of the Caspian Sea and for control of the pipelines Yet Stanland is still, to many, a terra incognita, a geographical blank.Beginning in the mid 1990s, academic and journalist David Mould s career took him to the region on Fulbright Fellowships and contracts as a media trainer and consultant for UNESCO and USAID, among others In Postcards from Stanland, he takes readers along with him on his encounters with the people, landscapes, and customs of the diverse countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan he came to love He talks with teachers, students, politicians, environmental activists, bloggers, cab drivers, merchants, Peace Corps volunteers, and.Until now, few books for a nonspecialist readership have been written on the region, and while Mould brings his own considerable expertise to bear on his account for example, he is one of the few scholars to have conducted research on post Soviet media in the region the book is above all a tapestry of place and a valuable contribution to our understanding of the post Soviet world. Best Download Books Postcards from Stanland Author David H. Mould – kino-fada.fr Never would i have chosen a book about Central Asia, but a good book buddy plopped it into my hands.WOW Dr Mould s humor, excellent descriptions, warm familiarity with the people make it a reading pleasure Woven into each chapter are easily digestible, but impressive sections on the history of various regions and peoples It s particularly instructive to read the progress of Central Asia in the post Soviet era I especially enjoy the author s obviou...I read this in preparation for my move to Central Asia In general, I thought this was a good overview of the history and culture of Central Asia specifically Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan , but some of the sections on the history and current state of resource management in Ka...All one wants to know about a few of the stans, from history to Present day Author has lived and work there for many yearsOne of three editor s picks from WLT s Book Review editor Rob Vollmar Read his thoughts on all three at

18 April 2018

David H. Mould