The Minaret of Djam: An Excursion in Afghanistan

by Freya Stark

Book Overview

Freya Stark traveled the difficult and often dangerous journey from Kabul to Kandahar and Herat in search of one of Afghanistan's most celebrated treasures, the Minaret of Djam. This magnificent... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848853130
• ISBN13: 9781848853133
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

The most poignant travel account that I have read

Freya Stark had an opportunity to visit this remote archaeological site when it was still possible to travel there. This book is the zenith of her prodigious work in that Afghanistan has always been associated with a remoteness that is difficult to describe. The difficulty of her travel to Ghor Province is a story that she could recount in last years.