ISBN: 9781841040684 - from colwyn bay to kabul [idioma inglés] (2 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Hardcover. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 2004. [ CONDITION: LIKE NEW ] Books in this grade are exceptionally well preserved and appear virtually unused. Pages will be clean, clear and bright, showing no signs of use, with no notes, highlighting or underlining. Plates and illustrations, where present, will be bright and vivid. Covers will show little to no wear, and the book will have the appearance and feel of a new copy. The original dust jacket will be included where issued. Occasionally, a book in this grade may have a previous owner's name inside the front cover, but will otherwise show no evidence of having been used. [ NOTE: This is a standard description of the condition grade. Please use the photographs of the actual book alongside this grading description to assess its individual condition. ] [ ABOUT THE BOOK ] From Colwyn Bay to Kabul Book by Christopher Rundle | Christopher Rundle recounts his journey from childhood in rural Wales and Wiltshire to a career in the Foreign Office and a lasting interest in Afghanistan, Iran and the surrounding region. His flair for languages took him to St John's College, Cambridge, where he studied Russian and French. He describes his first job on the King's Road during the 1960s, his appointment to the Foreign Office and his study of Persian. | The book follows Rundle's travels and considers political events, including the Iranian revolution and developments in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. It also examines episodes in Iran-UK relations, among them the 1980 siege of the Iranian embassy in London and the Rushdie affair. Rundle portrays people he encountered, including tribesmen in Nuristan and Mujahedin leaders in Kabul and Herat. He also criticises America's "war on terrorism" and the invasion of Iraq, which he regards as ill thought out. (LL). …