31 produkter
Sovjetistan
Ordinær pris 229,00 krEn enestående reiseskildring fra en verden nesten ingen nordmenn kjenner.
Bli med på en reise til land som er ukjente selv for den mest erfarne globetrotter – men mer aktuelle enn noen sinne. De tidligere sovjetrepublikkene Kasakhstan, Kirgisistan, Tadsjikistan, Turkmenistan og Usbekistan ble selvstendige da Sovjetunionen brøt sammen i 1991. Hvordan har landene utviklet seg siden? Hva er deres fremtid med nyvunne olje- og gassressurser og med Putins Russland som igjen tenker ekspansivt?
Erika Fatland skildrer landenes nære og fjerne historie, deres kultur og samfunn. Fremfor alt byr hun på gripende menneskemøter og innsikter i hvordan sovjetarven har preget landene, hvor styresettet i dag varierer fra demokratiske forsøk til rene diktaturer – noen med en personkult som knapt kjenner sin like i vår tid. I spennet mellom Samarkands skatter og sovjetarkitekturens tristesse, beveger Erika Fatland seg med et åpent blikk for menneskene og landskapene omkring seg.
- Forfatter: Erika Fatland
- Publisert: 2015
- Antall sider: 495
- Innbinding: Heftet
- ISBN: 9788248917229
Grensen
Ordinær pris 249,00 kr- Forfatter: Erika Fatland
- Publisert: 2020
- Innbinding: Heftet
- Språk: Norsk
- ISBN: 9788248921493
Alt dette er Tokyo
Ordinær pris 199,00 krEn svært velskrevet og underholdende bok om japansk kultur, tankesett og historie – fortalt fra gateplan i tolv av Tokyos unike nabolag. Disse bydelene er svært forskjellige – i arkitektur, tempo, mennesketyper, historie, grøntområder. Ina Strøm vandrer rundt i byen, møter folk, opplever ting, bruker seg selv, og byr på et engasjement som både smitter og inspirerer. Boken er gjennomillustrert.
- Forfatter: Ina Strøm
- Utgitt: 2019
- Innbinding: Heftet
- ISBN: 9788202629373
En japansk vår
Ordinær pris 229,00 krEn japansk vår tar oss med gjennom et land som har evnen til å ta pusten fra alle som besøker det.
Bli med på en helt spesiell reise som starter i det tropiske sør hos en 85 år gammel enke med fem kjærester, via pilegrimsleder, tempelbyer og røykfylte buler til vi til slutt ender blant akkar, urfolk og snøsmelting i nord.
Journalist og forfatter Ina Strøm skriver nært, engasjerende og befriende ærlig om sine forsøk på å forstå japanerne og å passe inn i et land som på så mange måter er fjernt fra Norge. Japans fengslende historie flettes elegant inn teksten, og handlingen forflytter seg parallelt fra sør til nord og fra urtid til samtid.
Det de fleste sier etter de kommer hjem fra sin første reise til Japan, er at det er som å lande på en annen planet. For Ina er dette ikke lenger tilfelle. I 12 år har hun reist jevnlig til det eventyrlige øyriket, og latt den japanske kulturen dytte og kna henne til, endre henne på både åpenbare og mer umerkelige måter. Parallelt med at kunnskapen hennes har økt, har spørsmålene blitt flere. Med dette utgangspunktet har hun skrevet en glitrende, morsom og unik beretning fra et land som er i ferd med å seile opp som nordmenns store drømmedestinasjon.
- Forfatter: Ina Strøm
- Publisert: 2021
- Innbinding: Heftet
- ISBN: 9788202704223
Wrong About Japan
Ordinær pris 199,00 krIn a stunning memoir-cum-travelogue Peter Carey charts this journey, inspired by Charley's passion for Japanese Manga and anime, and explores his own resulting re-evaluation of Japan. Although graphically violent and disturbing, the two mediums are both inherently concerned with Japan's rich history and heritage, and hold a huge popular appeal that crosses the generations. Led by their adolescent guide Takashi, an uncanny mix of generosity and derision, father and son look for the hidden puzzles and meanings, searching, often with comic results, for a greater understanding of these art forms, and for what they come to refer to as their own 'real Japan'.
From Manhattan to Tokyo, Commodore Perry to Godzilla, kabuki theatre to the post-war robot craze, Wrong about Japan is a fascinatingly personal, witty and moving exploration of two very different cultures.
- Forfatter: Peter Carey
- Publisert: 2005
- Innbinding: Heftet
- Språk: Engelsk
- ISBN: 9780571228706
Walking to Jerusalem
Ordinær pris 179,00 kr2017 marked three important anniversaries for the palestinian people: 100 years since the balfour declaration; 50 years since the six-day war; and ten years since the blockade of gaza. As an act of penance, solidarity and hope, actor and musician justin butcher - along with ten other companions for the full route, plus another hundred joining him for various stretches along the way - walked from london to jerusalem. This book is the record of his journey: A combination of walking journal, travel writing and pilgrim stories.
It's less of a travel guide to walking across europe and more an exploration of the many strands radiating from the holy land and its narrative, weaving paths across place and history, through the lives of justin's fellow-walkers - and, of course, his own life. Between the route itinerary and the themes of balfour and christian zionism, weizmann and cordite, colonialism, jerusalem syndrome and desert spirituality, justin charts a chronicle of serendipity: Happenstances hilarious, infuriating and occasionally numinous - or, as pilgrims might say, encounters with the divine.
- Forfattere: Justin Butcher
- Publisert: Desember 2019
- Antall sider: 302
I gudenes rike fjellene, sherpafolket - og jeg
Ordinær pris 499,00 krSherpaene fra Nepal har vært avgjørende for klatreekspedisjoner til de høyeste fjellene i verden. Opprinnelig var det ren nød som tvang dem over snøgrensen og opp i gudenes rike, der de ifølge sin tro kan risikere å miste både dette og det neste livet. I dag er motivene flere.
Tidligere tiders koloniale forhold mellom herre og tjener er også jevnet ut, men vi rike betaler fortsatt for å utsette både sherpaene og oss selv for livsfare. Kan det som driver oss være vår egen indre frykt -ikke for gudenes vrede, og heller ikke for å miste livet, men meningen med det? Og like viktig: Hva er det som driver sherpaene?
Dette er blant spørsmålene Jon Gangdal forsøker å besvare. Gjennom et rikt historisk materiale og sine egne dyrekjøpte erfaringer med liv og død i høyden, løfter han fram sherpafolket fra Himalaya-klatringens skygge og kommer tett på deres spesielle livsvilkår og hverdag.
- Publisert: okt 2023
- Forfatter: Jom Gangdal
- Utgave 1. utgave
- Utgiver: Fri flyt
- Språk: Bokmål
- Format: Innbundet
- Antall: sider 596
Maos rike
Ordinær pris 249,00 kr Snart 40 år er gått siden formann Maos død. Siden den gang har vi fått et klarere bilde av hva som skjedde under hans styre. Modige kinesere har stått fram med sine beretninger, og forskere har fått adgang til arkiver som lenge har vært lukket. Bildet som avtegner seg, er skremmende. Millioner av mennesker sultet i hjel. Størst var sulten under Maos såkalte Store sprang fra 1958 til 1961. Nyere forskning tyder på at hans hårreisende forsøk på massemobilisering endte med minst 45 millioner menneskers død.
Noen år senere ga Mao støtet til Kulturrevolusjonen, som kom til å vare i ti år. Igjen ble et uhyggelig stort antall mennesker ofret på revolusjonens alter.
I Maos rike - En lidelseshistorie forteller den kritikerroste forfatteren Torbjørn Færøvik om hva som skjedde under Mao. Hans baserer sin veldokumenterte fremstilling på nyere forskning og enkeltmenneskers skildringer. Mesterlig og intenst redegjør Færøvik for konsekvensene av den brutale politikken , samtidig som han forklarer hvorfor det kunne skje. Nettopp derfor er Maos rike - En lidelseshistorie en særdeles viktig bok.
- Forfattere: Torbjørn Færøvik
- Publisert: 2014
- Antall sider: 628
Himalaya
Ordinær pris 199,00 krEmpires have collided here, cultures have clashed. Buddhist India claimed it from the south, Islam put down roots in its western approaches, Mongols and Manchus rode in from the north, and, from the east, China continues to absorb what it prefers not to call Tibet. Hunters have decimated its wildlife and mountaineers have bagged its peaks.
Today, machinery gouges minerals out of its rock. Roughly the size of Europe, the region is one of the most seismically active on the planet. Summers bring avalanches, rainfall triggers landslides and winters obliterate trails.
Glaciers retreat, rivers change course and whole lakes quietly evaporate. To some, Himalaya is an otherworldly realm, profoundly life-changing, yet forbidding and forbidden. It has mesmerised scholars and mystics, sportsmen and spies, pilgrims and mapmakers who have mingled with the farmers and traders on the Roof of the World.
Himalaya is the story of one of the last great wildernesses and, in particular, of the bizarre discoveries and improbable achievements of its pioneers. Ranging from botany to trade, from the Great Game to todays geopolitics, John Keay draws on a lifetime of exploration and study to enlighten and delight with this lively biography of a region in crisis.
- Forfatter: John Keay
- Publisert: Okt. 2023
- Antall sider: 432
- ISBN: 9781408891162
This World Below Zero Fahrenheit
Ordinær pris 289,00 krOn 5 August 2019, Suhas Munshi was returning to Srinagar from a visit to legendary poet Habba Khatoon’s relic in Gurez, when an unprecedented curfew was imposed upon Jammu and Kashmir, and Article 370 was abrogated. Through his travels and conversations with people across the Valley, Munshi tries to give a sense of what that moment has meant to the common Kashmiri.
This insightful travelogue breaks away from the clichéd view of Kashmir, one that sees it either as an earthly paradise or a living hell. It takes you to unexpected places, into the homes of poets, playwrights and street performers; to a heartwarming Christmas service with the minuscule Christian community in Baramulla; and inside the barricaded city of Srinagar’s football stadium, which is a lively refuge for the elderly and their memories of a glorious past. Over three weeks, for fear of being abandoned in a harsh terrain, Munshi struggles to keep up with a group of Bakarwal nomadic shepherds as they make their way from Srinagar to Jammu over the mighty Pir Panjal mountains. And he finds a lone Pandit family living in a decrepit ghost colony in Shopian, the hub of militancy in Kashmir.
This World below Zero Fahrenheit presents a portrait of a people who’ve been overshadowed by the place they live in, even as it ruminates on the idea of home and exile.
- Forfatter: Suhas Munshi
- Publisert: Februar 2021
- Innbinding: Innbundet
- Språk: Engelsk
- ISBN: 9780670091959
From Yolo to Solo
Ordinær pris 149,00 krAt the age of 64, Sandra Reekie was offered the adventure of a lifetime: to spend three months journeying along the Silk Road, the fabled trading route between Asia and Europe. One condition: she would be travelling with a woman she had never met. What could possibly go wrong? You only live once, after all.
In this soul-lifting and honest memoir, we join Sandra as she travels with hope in her heart, rucksack on her back and the ever-complaining Joan by her side. It's a journey through eight countries, bumping along from Istanbul to Islamabad on hair-raising flights and elusive trains, tortuous taxi rides and never-ending night buses. We encounter awe-inspiring ancient sites and lost cities, from Persepolis to Palmyra, Kashgar to Khiva, as the author shares her curiosity and optimism, her frustrations and her fears.
At every turn, the timeless kindness of strangers buoys her up and propels her forward - and ultimately helps her summon up the courage she never knew she would need. From YOLO to Solo defines the true spirit of travel: to say yes to everything, to enjoy the small moments as well as the epic, and to embrace the fact that it is never too late for adventure.
- Forfatter: Sandra Reekie
- Publisert: Oktober 2021
- Innbinding: Heftet
- Språk: Engelsk
- ISBN: 9781784779917
Riding the Iron Rooster
Ordinær pris 189,00 krPaul theroux er blant verdens best kjente forfattere av reiseskildringer. Han ble født I 1941 I usa, men siden den gang har han arbeidet som lærer, journalist og forfatter I italia, malawi, uganda, singapore, england og hawaii. Han har skrevet bøker med handling fra omtrent hele verden - europa, asia, afrika, sør-amerika... For boken mosquito coast vant han blant annet james tait black award. Den samme boken ble også filmatisert, med harrison ford I hovedrollen. En fantastisk mann som har levd et fantastisk liv og som skriver om opplevelsene og erfaringene sine på en fantastisk måte. Anbefales!
forfattere: Paul theroux
Publisert måned: Nov
Publisert år: 2008
Utgave: 5.utg
Sider nr: 487
A Boy of China
Ordinær pris 159,00 krthe incredible story of the search for one of mao's lost children, set against the extraordinary backdrop of modern china. 'a son is very important in chinese society,' he had said. 'to lose one is careless. The ancestors would be angry.' intrigued by stories of a son given away by mao and his then-wife during the long march, and mystified by the ‘official' explanation of the boy's fate (whereabouts unknown - no further information available), richard loseby sets out alone across china in search of answers. Tracing mao's own revolutionary journey, the author encounters the extraordinary realities of a new revolution, one that is transforming an ancient culture into a modern economic powerhouse. At the heart of the journey is the hunt for an elusive truth about a brutal and traumatic time in the nation's still raw history. Who was that abandoned boy? Might he still be alive? Would he even want to be found? The result is an amazing traveller's tale – revealing, poignant, funny, sad and unexpected at every turn. A boy of china takes the reader on an unforgettable journey that is at once intimate and epic
forfattere: R.Loseby
Publisert år: 2016
Sider nr:303
From the lions mouth
Ordinær pris 139,00 krIain campbell has been fascinated by mountains for as long as he can remember. In his new book, he tells the story of a journey following the course of the indus river from its mouth in the mudflats of karachi through the karakorum, kashmir and the himalayas to its source in ladakh on the indian side of the tibetan plateau, where it springs from the 'lion's mouth' on mount kailash. His narrative paints an insightful, honest and heartfelt portrait of pakistan, a country that through all his wanderings of the deserts and mountains of asia kept drawing him back, and a place which combines a rich religious heritage with some of the most spectacular mountains in the world.
'i came to see how closely the indus river is involved with pakistani religious life and how this has been true for thousands of years' he says. 'i took four months to make this trip and was able to travel slowly... It became apparent to me as I travelled and developed personal friendships that the image of pakistan that we are often fed by the media is distorted.
i found the pakistanis to be the most hospitable people I have ever met, to the point where I would have to allow time on my walks in the mountains for the delay caused by sitting down to tea and chapatti in every settlement.'over the course of his journey, he is exposed to all sides of local life, from a sufi shrine attended by crocodiles to a holy man competing with saudi-sponsored wahhabi clerics in the swat valley, a near meeting with the fairies of nanga parbat and the temple of a three-year-old buddhist lama on the edge of the tibetan plateau. Engrossing and eye-opening, iain campbell's account of his travels through this mesmerising land will appeal to travellers, mountaineers, trekkers, wilderness enthusiasts, anyone interested in the culture and history of the subcontinent, and fans of quality travel writing.
Publisert måned: Aug
Publisert år: 2019
Sider nr: 213
In a Time of Monsters
Ordinær pris 269,00 krReturning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense of homecoming. She soon found herself back in the Middle East traveling through a region in revolt. In a Time of Monsters bears witness to the demands of young people for dignity and justice during the Arab Spring; the inability of sclerotic regimes to reform; the descent of Syria into civil war; the rise of the Islamic State; and the flight of refugees to Europe.
With deep empathy for its people and an extensive understanding of the Middle East, Sky makes a complex region more comprehensible. A great storyteller and observational writer, Sky also reveals the ties that bind the Middle East to the West and how blowback from our interventions in the region contributed to the British vote to leave the European Union and to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States.
- Forfatter: Emma Sky
- Publisert: 2019
- Antall sider: 320
- ISBN: 9781786495600
Country Driving - A Chinese Road Trip
Ordinær pris 179,00 kr Salgspris 129,00 kr Spar 28%After living in China for five years, and learning the language, Peter Hessler decided to undertake an even more complicated endeavor: he acquired his Chinese driving licence. An eye-opening challenge, it enabled him to embark on an epic journey driving across this most enigmatic of countries. Over seven years, he travelled to places rarely explored by tourists, into the factories exporting their goods to the world and into the homes of their workers. Full of extraordinary encounters and details of life beyond Beijing, it is an unforgettable, unique portrait of the country that will likely shape all our lives in the century to come.
- Forfatter: Peter Hessler
- Publisert: 2011
- Antall sider: 550
- Innbinding: Heftet
- Språk: Engelsk
- ISBN: 9781847674371