Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially lethal viral disease spread by the bite of infected ticks. CCHF is limited to areas of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, China, tropical Africa and ... [... more]
Better Health |
Antony Karasulas
For more than 2,000 years hordes of mounted nomadic archers from the vastness of the steppe and from Central Asia spewed out into China, the Middle East, and Europe. Feared and reviled, they were a formidable threat to the lands they invaded. ... [... more]
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Greg Child
The True Story of Four American Climbers' Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia "The climbers swept up in the events of August 2000 are people little different from the rest of us. Though their climbing skills taught them a thing or ... [... more]
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David Bullock
The Russian Civil War was the most important event of its kind in the 20th century. It changed the lives of over half a billion people and dramatically shaped the political, human and economic geography of Europe, the Far East and Central Asia. ... [... more]
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Gillian Tett
Gillian Tett was trained as a social anthropologist but became a journalist while doing fieldwork in Soviet Central Asia during the of communism in Russia. Since that time she has risen through the ranks of the Financial Times, holding positions ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Tulip Time
Tulip Time The fabulous tulip has its origins in Central Asia. It grew in mountainous coastal regions where there are freezing winters and hot dry summers. In the 16th century the Dutch took the tulip to Europe and it became an absolute ... [... more]
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