In the Kirghiz Steppes by J.W. Wardell
Courtesy of Personal Library of Former Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America H.E. Erzhan Kazykhanov Avid readers of the Abai Center are well acquainted with the works of Western scholars and journalists who travelled across the Kazakh…
A Traveller’s Companion to Central Asia by Kathleen Hopkirk
Courtesy of Personal Library of Former Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America H.E. Erzhan Kazykhanov Kathleen Hopkirk’s portrayals of Kazakhstan and the region entitled “A Traveller’s Companion to Central Asia” first published by John Murray Publishers Ltd.…
Turkestan Reunion by Eleanor Holgate Lattimore
Courtesy of Personal Library of Former Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America H.E. Erzhan Kazykhanov Eleanor Holgate Lattimore was born in Evanston, Illinois, where her father was on the faculty Northwestern University. After graduating from Northwestern, Lattimore…
Peoples of the USSR by Anna Louise Strong
Courtesy of Personal Library of Former Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America H.E. Erzhan Kazykhanov Anna Louise Strong (November 24, 1885 – March 29, 1970) was an American journalist and activist, who wrote over 30 books and…
Chinese Central Asia by Henry Lansdell
Courtesy of Personal Library of Former Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States of America H.E. Erzhan Kazykhanov The previous issue on the Abai Center focused on Henry Lansdell’s 1885 book entitled “Russian Central Asia” where he spoke of his…
Sketches of Central Asia by Ármin Vámbéry
Born as Hermann Wamberger on March 19, 1832 in Szent-György, Arminius Vámbéry emerged as a significant voice not only in Hungarian academic debate on the origins of the ancient Magyars, but also in Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire and Central…