{"id":2154,"date":"2020-02-25T23:35:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T23:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mircorp.com\/?page_id=2154"},"modified":"2026-01-16T19:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:59:09","slug":"reading-lists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/reading-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take a Deep Dive into Your Destination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MIR recommends reading up before you leave home. The more informed you are about your destination, the more enriching your experience will be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Centralasia\">Central Asia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"centralasia\">Central Asia and the Silk Road<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Game-Struggle-Central-Kodansha\/dp\/1568360223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Great Game<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em>Peter Hopkirk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Central-Travel-Guide\/dp\/1786574640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lonely Planet Central Asia<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lost-Heart-Asia-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/0061577677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Lost Heart of Asia<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Central-Nelles-English-French-Italian\/dp\/3865742114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Central Asia Map<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Nelles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Samarkand-Recipes-Stories-Central-Caucasus\/dp\/1909487422\">Samarkand: Recipes &amp; Stories from Central Asia and the Caucasus<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong> Caroline Edenand Eleanor Ford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ancient-Silk-Road-Map-Illustrated\/dp\/9622177883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Ancient Silk Road Map<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Odyssey Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Road-Thousand-Years-Heart\/dp\/0520243404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Silk Road<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Frances Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Insight-Guides-Silk-Road\/dp\/1786715937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Insight Guide Silk Road<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Insight Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Central-Asia-Lonely-Planet-Phrasebook\/dp\/1740591143\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lonely Planet Central Asia Phrasebook<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Justin Jon Rudelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tajikistan-High-Pamirs-Companion-Illustrated\/dp\/9622178189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Odyssey Tajikistan and the High Pamirs<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Robert Middleton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tamerlane-Cambridge-Studies-Islamic-Civilization\/dp\/0521345952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Beatrice Forbes Manz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kazakhstan-Nomadic-Caspian-Odyssey-Illustrated\/dp\/9622178146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Odyssey Guide Kazakhstan<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Dagmar Schreiber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Traditional-Textiles-Central-Janet-Harvey\/dp\/050027875X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Traditional Textiles of Central Asia<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Janet Harvey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Empires-Silk-Road-History-Central\/dp\/0691150346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Empires of the Silk Road<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Christopher I. Beckwith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Xanadu-Quest-William-Dalrymple\/dp\/0307948889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>In Xanadu, A Quest<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> William Dalrymple<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Everyday-Life-Central-Asia-Present\/dp\/0253219043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Everyday Life in Central Asia<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Jeff Sahadeo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Birds-Central-Asia-Field-Guides\/dp\/071367038X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Birds of Central Asia<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Raffael Aye<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lost-Enlightenment-Central-Conquest-Tamerlane\/dp\/0691165858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lost Enlightenment<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> S. Frederick Starr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Road-Short-Introduction-Introductions\/dp\/0199782865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Silk Road, A Very Short Introduction<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> James A. Millward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Roads-New-History-World\/dp\/1101912375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Silk Road, A New History<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> Peter Frankopan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/karakalpak.com\/book.html\"><strong><em>Qaraqalpaqs of the Aral Delta<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, David and Sue Richardson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Vanishing-Jewels-Central-Tribal-Weavings\/dp\/0938551000\"><strong>Vanishing Jewels: Central Asian Tribal Weavings<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, George O\u2019Bannon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Turkic-Speaking-Peoples-Culture-Balkans\/dp\/3791335154\"><em>The Turkic Speaking Peoples: 2,000 Years of Art And Culture from Inner Asia to the Balkans<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, Ergun \u00c7a\u011fatay and Do\u011fan Kuban<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Central-Asia-Dominance-Historical-Overview\/dp\/0822315211\">Central Asia: One Hundred Thirty Years of Russian Dominance, A Historical Overview (Central Asia Book Series)<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Edward A. Allworth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalatlanta.com\/books-2024-how-three-textile-roads-in-central-asia-weave-the-world-together\/\"><strong>Unraveling the Silk Road: Travels and Textiles in Central Asia<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, Chris Aslan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-Sands-Reportage-Hinterland-Heartland\/dp\/1787134822\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YRS65B4LERRW&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.zTqbWVKb3ebkQyKJS7UDqA.eFBuQ3APoHYc0Na_S8jBW5mZFB4v40QztZoCRM7Rlak&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Red+Sands%3A+Reportage+and+Recipes+through+Central+Asia&amp;qid=1762361144&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=red+sands+reportage+and+recipes+through+central+asia%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C244&amp;sr=1-1\">Red Sands: Reportage and Recipes through Central Asia<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong> Caroline Eden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=central-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central Asia and Silk Road blog articles <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_4bba18ea238228a9c95aea0514e50c98-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-child-width-1-4@l uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UZ-2006-JTCA-AF-512-Ana-Filonov-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UZ-2006-JTCA-AF-512-Ana-Filonov.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UZ-2006-JTCA-AF-512-Ana-Filonov-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UZ-2006-JTCA-AF-512-Ana-Filonov-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UZ-2006-JTCA-AF-512-Ana-Filonov-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UZ-2006-JTCA-AF-512-Ana-Filonov-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Khiva, Uzbekistan. 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Photo credit: Ana Filonov\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Khiva, Uzbekistan. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Ana Filonov<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-2731x2048.jpg 2731w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/05-Michel-Behar-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 2731px) 100vw, 2731px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"The ruins of Merv in Turkmenistan. Photo Credit: Michel Behar\"\n  height=\"2048\"\n  width=\"2731\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">The ruins of Merv in Turkmenistan. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Michel Behar<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-2731x2048.jpg 2731w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3506-Liz-Tollefson-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 2731px) 100vw, 2731px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Zenkov Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Photo credit: Liz Tollefson\"\n  height=\"2048\"\n  width=\"2731\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Zenkov Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Liz Tollefson<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-1349x900.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tash-Rabat-Sabyrbek-Yurts-Jered-Gorman-2-1619x1080.jpg 1619w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Yurts in Tash Rabat, Kyrgyzstan. Photo credit: Jered Gorman\"\n  height=\"1281\"\n  width=\"1920\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Yurts in Tash Rabat, Kyrgyzstan. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Jered Gorman<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"centraleasteurope\">Central &amp; East Europe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"easteurope\">East Europe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magic-Lantern-Revolution-Witnessed-Budapest-ebook\/dp\/B004089I5Q\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=34R8SVC5D8TQ2&amp;keywords=Timothy+Garton+Ash+The+Magic+Lantern%2C+The+Revolution+of+%E2%80%9889+Witnessed+in+Warsaw%2C+Budapest%2C+Berlin%2C+and+Prague&amp;qid=1704305890&amp;sprefix=timothy+garton+ash+the+magic+lantern%2C+the+revolution+of+89+witnessed+in+warsaw%2C+budapest%2C+berlin%2C+and+prague%2Caps%2C394&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of \u201889 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Timothy Garton Ash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bury-Me-Standing-Gypsies-Journey\/dp\/067973743X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16FJKA4PYBJAQ&amp;keywords=Isabel+Fonseca+Bury+Me+Standing&amp;qid=1704305995&amp;sprefix=isabel+fonseca+bury+me+standing%2Caps%2C332&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bury Me Standing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Isabel Fonseca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Eastern-Europe-Travel\/dp\/1743214669\/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1PBGEQV6ZKSVQ&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Lonely+Planet+Eastern+Europe&amp;qid=1704306491&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+lonely+planet+eastern+europe%2Caps%2C306&amp;sr=8-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Eastern Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Europe-Eastern-Fb-English-Spanish\/dp\/3707907538\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3RWFF83EEDGGJ&amp;keywords=Freytag+%26+Berndt+Eastern+Europe+Map&amp;qid=1704350684&amp;sprefix=freytag+%26+berndt+eastern+europe+map%2Caps%2C216&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eastern Europe Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong><em>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/National-Geographic-Jewish-Heritage-Travel\/dp\/1426200463\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=118Q08OOEYDV6&amp;keywords=Ruth+Ellen+Gruber+National+Geographic+Jewish+Heritage+Travel%2C+A+Guide+to+Eastern+Europe&amp;qid=1704306534&amp;sprefix=ruth+ellen+gruber+national+geographic+jewish+heritage+travel%2C+a+guide+to+eastern+europe%2Caps%2C337&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>National Geographic Jewish Heritage Travel, A Guide to Eastern Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Ruth Ellen Gruber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eastern-Europe-Lonely-Planet-Phrasebook\/dp\/1741040566\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1HT9PDIGWQA1C&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Lonely+Planet+Eastern+Europe+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704350740&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+lonely+planet+eastern+europe+phrasebook%2Caps%2C228&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Eastern Europe Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mamushka-Recipes-Ukraine-Eastern-Europe\/dp\/1616289619\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3614WRULBG4FG&amp;keywords=Olia+Hercules+Mamushka%2C+A+Cookbook&amp;qid=1704350787&amp;sprefix=olia+hercules+mamushka%2C+a+cookbook%2Caps%2C217&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mamushka, A Cookbook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Olia Hercules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Slovakia-Struggle-Survival\/dp\/1403969299\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38NW1OHNZRI9P&amp;keywords=Stanislav+K.+Kirschbaum+A+History+of+Slovakia%2C+The+Struggle+for+Survival&amp;qid=1704350818&amp;sprefix=stanislav+k.+kirschbaum+a+history+of+slovakia%2C+the+struggle+for+survival%2Caps%2C243&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Slovakia, The Struggle for Survival<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Stanislav K. Kirschbaum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eastern-Europe-Everything-History-Region\/dp\/0985062320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eastern Europe!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Tomek E. Jankowski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palgrave-Concise-Historical-Eastern-Atlases\/dp\/031223984X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Dennis Hupchick, Harold Cox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romani-Gypsies-Yaron-Matras\/dp\/067436838X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1K5EGV8B4SKY0&amp;keywords=Yaron+Matras+The+Romani+Gypsies&amp;qid=1704308255&amp;sprefix=yaron+matras+the+romani+gypsies%2Caps%2C242&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Romani Gypsies<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Yaron Matras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkan-Ghosts-Journey-Through-History\/dp\/0312424930\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BDIO2AR0DX0V&amp;keywords=Robert+D.+Kaplan+Balkan+Ghosts%2C+A+Journey+through+History&amp;qid=1704306981&amp;sprefix=robert+d.+kaplan+balkan+ghosts%2C+a+journey+through+history%2Caps%2C377&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert D. Kaplan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Rivers-Run-Sea-Memoirs\/dp\/0805210288\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34AC5LF4O41G5&amp;keywords=Elie+Wiesel+All+Rivers+Run+to+the+Sea&amp;qid=1704350908&amp;sprefix=elie+wiesel+all+rivers+run+to+the+sea%2Caps%2C221&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>All Rivers Run to the Sea<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Elie Wiesel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Europes-Shadow-Thirty-Year-Journey-Through\/dp\/0812986628\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RZBQRLIS6TJ6&amp;keywords=Robert+D.+Kaplan+In+Europe%E2%80%99s+Shadow&amp;qid=1704350950&amp;sprefix=robert+d.+kaplan+in+europe+s+shadow%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Europe\u2019s Shadow<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert D. Kaplan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Broken-Road-Gates-Mount-Classics\/dp\/1590177797\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QF19IP9WCYSC&amp;keywords=Patrick+Leigh+Fermor+The+Broken+Road&amp;qid=1704350988&amp;sprefix=patrick+leigh+fermor+the+broken+road%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Broken Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Patrick Leigh Fermor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spies-Warsaw-Novel-Alan-Furst\/dp\/0812977378\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NG3URBL69FOB&amp;keywords=Alan+Furst+The+Spies+of+Warsaw&amp;qid=1704351025&amp;sprefix=alan+furst+the+spies+of+warsaw%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Spies of Warsaw<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Alan Furst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bridge-Drina-Phoenix-Fiction\/dp\/0226020452\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J965EY5LKG0R&amp;keywords=Ivo+Andric%2C+Lovette+F.+Edwards+%28Translator%29+The+Bridge+on+the+Drina&amp;qid=1704351072&amp;sprefix=ivo+andric%2C+lovette+f.+edwards+translator+the+bridge+on+the+drina%2Caps%2C240&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Bridge on the Drina<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Ivo Andric, Lovette F. Edwards (Translator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unbearable-Lightness-Being-Kundera-1985-04-29\/dp\/B01M1P8J8E\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=D5O3ME1HA53H&amp;keywords=Milan+Kundera+The+Unbearable+Lightness+of+Being&amp;qid=1704307429&amp;sprefix=milan+kundera+the+unbearable+lightness+of+being%2Caps%2C248&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Milan Kundera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Sea-Dispatches-Recipes-Darkness\/dp\/1837831343\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=320R9O6P296H9&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LxP30CBP8HVYVjVDagKurg.OybjMTj7MHjt4JUO0bC8qQRtzlJcvIyPd3UPAUjYq0I&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Black+Sea%3A+Dispatches+and+Recipes+%E2%80%93+Through+Darkness+and+Light&amp;qid=1762361329&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=black+sea+dispatches+and+recipes+through+darkness+and+light%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C515&amp;sr=1-1\">Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes \u2013 Through Darkness and Light,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Caroline Eden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=central-east-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central &amp; East Europe blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"centraleurope\">Central Europe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magic-Lantern-Revolution-Witnessed-Budapest-ebook\/dp\/B004089I5Q\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2YJ218NVBK461&amp;keywords=Timothy+Garton+Ash+The+Magic+Lantern%2C+The+Revolution+of+%E2%80%9889+Witnessed+in+Warsaw%2C+Budapest%2C+Berlin%2C+and+Prague&amp;qid=1704316412&amp;sprefix=timothy+garton+ash+the+magic+lantern%2C+the+revolution+of+89+witnessed+in+warsaw%2C+budapest%2C+berlin%2C+and+prague%2Caps%2C420&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of \u201889 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Timothy Garton Ash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Habsburgs-Embodying-Empire-Andrew-Wheatcroft\/dp\/0140236341\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TZ9C7WQSOPK0&amp;keywords=Andrew+Wheatcroft+The+Habsburgs%2C+Embodying+Empire&amp;qid=1704316491&amp;sprefix=andrew+wheatcroft+the+habsburgs%2C+embodying+empire%2Caps%2C237&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Andrew Wheatcroft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Budapest-1900-Historical-Portrait-Culture\/dp\/0802132502\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31AK74MHCCMG0&amp;keywords=John+Lukacs+Budapest+1900&amp;qid=1704316536&amp;sprefix=john+lukacs+budapest+1900%2Caps%2C236&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Budapest 1900<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Lukacs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prague-Travelers-Companion-Companions-1995-03-01\/dp\/B01F9Q5PPE\/ref=sr_1_14?crid=R8RLIUDXHIP8&amp;keywords=Paul+Wilson+%28Editor%29+Prague%2C+A+Traveler%E2%80%99s+Literary+Companion&amp;qid=1704316577&amp;sprefix=paul+wilson+editor+prague%2C+a+traveler+s+literary+companion%2Caps%2C282&amp;sr=8-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Prague, A Traveler\u2019s Literary Companion<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Paul Wilson (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Central-Europe-Travel\/dp\/174220421X\/ref=sr_1_5?crid=106FTN63AZHR9&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Lonely+Planet+Central+Europe&amp;qid=1704316629&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+lonely+planet+central+europe%2Caps%2C293&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Central Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Central-Europe-English-French-Italian\/dp\/3850842169\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S1NZZKS1WABK&amp;keywords=Central+Europe+Map%2C+Freytag+%26+Berndt&amp;qid=1704484384&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=central+europe+map%2C+freytag+%26+berndt%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C262&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Central Europe Map,<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Lonely-Planet-Central-Phrasebook-Dictionary\/dp\/1741790042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Publications Lonely Planet Central Europe Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Time-Gifts-Constantinople-Holland-Classics\/dp\/1590171659\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18DA21H4NVMDN&amp;keywords=Patrick+Leigh+Fermor+A+Time+of+Gifts&amp;qid=1704316912&amp;sprefix=patrick+leigh+fermor+a+time+of+gifts%2Caps%2C286&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Time of Gifts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Patrick Leigh Fermor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Danube-Sentimental-Journey-Source-Classics\/dp\/0374522456\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YH9RJIW6NJ1B&amp;keywords=Claudio+Magris+Danube&amp;qid=1704307703&amp;sprefix=claudio+magris+danube%2Caps%2C261&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Danube<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Claudio Magris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nervous-Splendor-Vienna-1888-1889\/dp\/014005667X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FRGZOTYF3O5S&amp;keywords=Frederic+Morton+A+Nervous+Splendor%2C+Vienna+1888-1889&amp;qid=1704316992&amp;sprefix=frederic+morton+a+nervous+splendor%2C+vienna+1888-1889%2Caps%2C277&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Nervous Splendor, Vienna 1888-1889<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Frederic Morton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Danubia-Personal-History-Habsburg-Europe\/dp\/1250062020\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OOG1J96IT0E4&amp;keywords=Simon+Winder+Danubia%2C+A+Personal+History+of+Habsburg+Europe&amp;qid=1704317034&amp;sprefix=simon+winder+danubia%2C+a+personal+history+of+habsburg+europe%2Caps%2C341&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Danubia, A Personal History of Habsburg Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Simon Winder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Germania-Wayward-Pursuit-Germans-History\/dp\/0312680686\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RYL4UYIDGJWW&amp;keywords=Simon+Winder+Germania%2C+In+Wayward+Pursuit+of+the+Germans+and+Their+History&amp;qid=1704307829&amp;sprefix=simon+winder+germania%2C+in+wayward+pursuit+of+the+germans+and+their+history%2Caps%2C244&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Germania, In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Simon Winder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Germany-Memories-Nation-Neil-MacGregor\/dp\/1101875666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Germany, Memories of a Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Neil MacGregor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Hungary-Cambridge-Histories\/dp\/0521667364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of Hungary<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Miklos Molnar, Anna Magyar (Translator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bury-Me-Standing-Gypsies-Journey\/dp\/067973743X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16FJKA4PYBJAQ&amp;keywords=Isabel+Fonseca+Bury+Me+Standing&amp;qid=1704305995&amp;sprefix=isabel+fonseca+bury+me+standing%2Caps%2C332&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bury Me Standing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Isabel Fonseca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kingdom-Auschwitz-1940-1945-Otto-Friedrich\/dp\/0060976403\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1G97XO1MJJ3IP&amp;keywords=Otto+Friedrich+Kingdom+of+Auschwitz&amp;qid=1704317242&amp;sprefix=otto+friedrich+kingdom+of+auschwitz%2Caps%2C233&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Kingdom of Auschwitz<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Otto Friedrich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prague-Black-Gold-Scenes-European\/dp\/0809016095\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HCTP30AQONR&amp;keywords=Peter+Demetz+Prague+in+Black+and+Gold%2C+Scenes+from+Life+in+a+European+City&amp;qid=1704317277&amp;sprefix=peter+demetz+prague+in+black+and+gold%2C+scenes+from+life+in+a+european+city%2Caps%2C281&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Prague in Black and Gold, Scenes from Life in a European City<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Demetz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unbearable-Lightness-Being-Kundera-1985-04-29\/dp\/B01M1P8J8E\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=D5O3ME1HA53H&amp;keywords=Milan+Kundera+The+Unbearable+Lightness+of+Being&amp;qid=1704307429&amp;sprefix=milan+kundera+the+unbearable+lightness+of+being%2Caps%2C248&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Milan Kundera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=central-east-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central &amp; East Europe blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"belarusandmoldova\">Belarus and Moldova<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belarus-European-Dictatorship-Andrew-Wilson\/dp\/0300134355\/ref=sr_1_5?crid=8S6KXPBH0PMX&amp;keywords=Andrew+Wilson+Belarus%2C+The+Last+Dictatorship+in+Europe&amp;qid=1704387229&amp;sprefix=andrew+wilson+belarus%2C+the+last+dictatorship+in+europe%2Caps%2C291&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Belarus, The Last Dictatorship in Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Andrew Wilson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belarus-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857334728\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11TZ33RZ3I9AO&amp;keywords=Anne+Coombes+Culture+Smart%21+Belarus&amp;qid=1704387323&amp;sprefix=anne+coombes+culture+smart+belarus%2Caps%2C213&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Belarus<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Anne Coombes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belarus-Bradt-Travel-Guide-Roberts\/dp\/184162909X\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1QLFBHY5GVN9F&amp;keywords=Nigel+Roberts+Bradt+Guide+Belarus&amp;qid=1704387357&amp;sprefix=nigel+roberts+bradt+guide+belarus%2Caps%2C262&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bradt Guide Belarus<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Nigel Roberts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Belarus-Travel-English-Spanish-Italian\/dp\/3707909638\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2AJ928RY7LH58&amp;keywords=Freytag+%26+Berndt+Belarus+Map&amp;qid=1704387392&amp;sprefix=freytag+%26+berndt+belarus+map%2Caps%2C234&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Belarus Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romania-Moldova-Freytag-Berndt-Artaria\/dp\/3707905713\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33PKC14XDNSW7&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Romania+Moldova+Map%2C+Freytag+%26+Berndt&amp;qid=1704484516&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=romania+moldova+map%2C+freytag+%26+berndt%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C281&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Romania Moldova Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Communism-History-Library-Chronicles-Paperback\/dp\/B014S2Y7O0\/ref=sr_1_9?crid=1Y4S9SAOQVOJU&amp;keywords=Richard+Pipes+Anne+Coombes+Culture+Smart%21+Belarus+Communism%2C+A+History&amp;qid=1704387593&amp;sprefix=richard+pipes+anne+coombes+culture+smart+belarus+communism%2C+a+history%2Caps%2C219&amp;sr=8-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Communism: A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Richard Pipes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Defiance-Nechama-Tec-audiobook\/dp\/B001LFBNOA\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XSSKXMAZMG9L&amp;keywords=Nechama+Tec+The+Bielski+Partisans&amp;qid=1704388378&amp;sprefix=nechama+tec+the+bielski+partisans%2Caps%2C241&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Bielski Partisans<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Nechama Tec<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Return-Diversity-Political-History-Central\/dp\/0195334752\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZHCYXSQZSBYH&amp;keywords=Joseph+Rothschild+Return+to+Diversity&amp;qid=1704388424&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=joseph+rothschild+return+to+diversity%2Caudible%2C301&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Return to Diversity<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Joseph Rothschild<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Soviet-Blitzkrieg-Stackpole-Military-History\/dp\/081173482X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Soviet Blitzkrieg, The Battle for White Russia, 1944<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Walter S. Dunn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/Moldovans-Romania-Politics-Culture-NATIONALITIES\/dp\/081799792X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UG935CWKN4EG&amp;keywords=Charles+King+The+Moldovans%3A+Romania%2C+Russia+and+the+Politics+of+Culture&amp;qid=1704388674&amp;sprefix=charles+king+the+moldovans+romania%2C+russia+and+the+politics+of+culture%2Caps%2C247&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Moldovans: Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Charles King<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-Historical-Atlas-Eastern-Europe\/dp\/0312158939\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2172493C0LHLG&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+The+Palgrave+Concise+Historical+Atlas+of+Eastern+Europe%2C+Dennis+Hupchick%2C+Harold+Cox&amp;qid=1704484581&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+palgrave+concise+historical+atlas+of+eastern+europe%2C+dennis+hupchick%2C+harold+cox%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe<\/em>,<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>Dennis Hupchick, Harold Cox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reconstruction-Nations-Ukraine-Lithuania-1569-1999\/dp\/030010586X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BRLFQ05TOKHC&amp;keywords=Timothy+Snyder+The+Reconstruction+Of+Nations%2C+Poland%2C+Ukraine%2C+Lithuania%2C+Belarus&amp;qid=1704388801&amp;sprefix=timothy+snyder+the+reconstruction+of+nations%2C+poland%2C+ukraine%2C+lithuania%2C+belarus%2Caps%2C228&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Reconstruction Of Nations, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Timothy Snyder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romani-Gypsies-Yaron-Matras\/dp\/067436838X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3F831VUA3X5XE&amp;keywords=Yaron+Matras+The+Romani+Gypsies&amp;qid=1704388848&amp;sprefix=yaron+matras+the+romani+gypsies%2Caps%2C335&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Romani Gypsies<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Yaron Matras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Road-Babadag-Travels-Other-Europe\/dp\/0151012717\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WUZUKUMGLZLB&amp;keywords=Andrzej+Stasiuk+On+the+Road+to+Babadag&amp;qid=1704388883&amp;sprefix=andrzej+stasiuk+on+the+road+to+babadag%2Caps%2C306&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>On the Road to Babadag<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Andrzej Stasiuk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Danube-Journey-Upriver-Black-Forest\/dp\/0300205457\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4FG3PBLBOONJ&amp;keywords=Nick+Thorpe+The+Danube&amp;qid=1704388924&amp;sprefix=nick+thorpe+the+danube%2Caps%2C252&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Danube<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Nick Thorpe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Marc-Chagall-My-Life\/dp\/0306805715\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15FYJQ8DS83H4&amp;keywords=Marc+Chagall+My+Life&amp;qid=1704388956&amp;sprefix=marc+chagall+my+life%2Caps%2C310&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>My Life<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Marc Chagall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Burning-Lights-Unique-Double-Portrait\/dp\/0805208631\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1Z4QU3UDY81YO&amp;keywords=Burning+Lights&amp;qid=1704389013&amp;sprefix=burning+lights%2Caps%2C290&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Burning Lights<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Bella Chagall, Marc Chagall, Norbert Guterman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bury-Me-Standing-Gypsies-Journey\/dp\/067973743X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15M8PKN5HAOMP&amp;keywords=Isabel+Fonseca+Bury+Me+Standing&amp;qid=1704389051&amp;sprefix=isabel+fonseca+bury+me+standing%2Caps%2C312&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bury Me Standing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Isabel Fonseca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/-\/en\/Gerard-Gorman\/dp\/1841622311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Central and Eastern European Wildlife<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Bradt Guide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=belarus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Belarus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=moldova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moldova<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bulgaria\">Bulgaria<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Street-Without-Name-Childhood-Misadventures\/dp\/1602396450\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HMOBUC91RV9F&amp;keywords=Kapka+Kassabova+Street+Without+a+Name%2C+Childhood+and+Other+Misadventures+in+Bulgaria&amp;qid=1704303277&amp;sprefix=kapka+kassabova+street+without+a+name%2C+childhood+and+other+misadventures+in+bulgaria%2Caps%2C240&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Street Without a Name, Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Kapka Kassabova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkans-History-Modern-Library-Chronicles\/dp\/081296621X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10NDGMHKLL8YF&amp;keywords=Mark+Mazower+The+Balkans%2C+A+Short+History&amp;qid=1704303361&amp;sprefix=mark+mazower+the+balkans%2C+a+short+history%2Caps%2C315&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Balkans, A Short History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Mark Mazower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Bulgaria\/dp\/1465411739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide Bulgaria<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bulgaria-Freytag-Berndt-English-German\/dp\/3707903222\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HFGYNZ1B5Y6F&amp;keywords=Freytag+%26+Berndt+Bulgaria+Map&amp;qid=1704303579&amp;sprefix=freytag+%26+berndt+bulgaria+map%2Caps%2C226&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bulgaria Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Along-Danube-Czechoslovakia-International\/dp\/0781808065\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J5NW9PFJHXGL&amp;keywords=Marina+Polvay+All+Along+the+Danube&amp;qid=1704303666&amp;sprefix=marina+polvay+all+along+the+danube%2Caps%2C235&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>All Along the Danube<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Marina Polvay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Bulgaria-Cambridge-Histories\/dp\/0521616379\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30K4L4BHZD41M&amp;keywords=R.J.+Crampton+A+Concise+History+of+Bulgaria&amp;qid=1704303701&amp;sprefix=r.j.+crampton+a+concise+history+of+bulgaria%2Caps%2C224&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of Bulgaria<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>R.J. Crampton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Sea-Neal-Ascherson\/dp\/0809015935\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K0F5CLKM95LL&amp;keywords=Neal+Ascherson+Black+Sea&amp;qid=1704303745&amp;sprefix=neal+ascherson+black+sea%2Caps%2C283&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Black Sea<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Neal Ascherson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bury-Me-Standing-Gypsies-Journey\/dp\/067973743X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HVDY29TUSJOB&amp;keywords=sabel+Fonseca+Bury+Me+Standing&amp;qid=1704303783&amp;sprefix=sabel+fonseca+bury+me+standing%2Caps%2C272&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bury Me Standing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Isabel Fonseca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkan-Ghosts-Journey-Through-History\/dp\/0312424930\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JPDDF7ZHU5RA&amp;keywords=Robert+D.+Kaplan+Balkan+Ghosts&amp;qid=1704303832&amp;sprefix=robert+d.+kaplan+balkan+ghosts%2Caps%2C314&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Balkan Ghosts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Robert D. Kaplan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Search-Dracula-History-Vampires\/dp\/0395657830\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AUA4G3USWSSZ&amp;keywords=Raymond+McNally+In+Search+of+Dracula&amp;qid=1704303888&amp;sprefix=raymond+mcnally+in+search+of+dracula%2Caps%2C296&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Search of Dracula<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Raymond McNally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lords-Horizons-History-Ottoman-Empire\/dp\/0312420668\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TU6I9EUOE5PS&amp;keywords=Jason+Goodwin+Lords+of+the+Horizons&amp;qid=1704303926&amp;sprefix=jason+goodwin+lords+of+the+horizons%2Caps%2C301&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lords of the Horizons<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Jason Goodwin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkans-Nationalism-Great-Powers-1804-2011\/dp\/0142422568\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FXS0ZIDIZR2B&amp;keywords=Misha+Glenny+The+Balkans%3A+Nationalism%2C+War%2C+and+the+Great+Powers%2C+1804-2011&amp;qid=1704303981&amp;sprefix=misha+glenny+the+balkans+nationalism%2C+war%2C+and+the+great+powers%2C+1804-2011%2Caps%2C299&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-2011<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Misha Glenny<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fragility-Goodness-Bulgarias-Survived-Holocaust\/dp\/0691088322\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12IRD50EPSHWB&amp;keywords=Tzvetan+Todorov+The+Fragility+of+Goodness%2C+Why+Bulgaria%E2%80%99s+Jews+Survived+the+Holocaust&amp;qid=1704304027&amp;sprefix=tzvetan+todorov+the+fragility+of+goodness%2C+why+bulgaria+s+jews+survived+the+holocaust%2Caps%2C362&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Fragility of Goodness, Why Bulgaria\u2019s Jews Survived the Holocaust<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>Tzvetan Todorov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palgrave-Concise-Historical-Eastern-Atlases\/dp\/031223984X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong><em>Dennis Hupchick, Harold Cox<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blue-River-Black-Andrew-Eames\/dp\/055277507X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21YLC91QFYO4L&amp;keywords=Andrew+Eames+Blue+River%2C+Black+Sea&amp;qid=1704304215&amp;sprefix=andrew+eames+blue+river%2C+black+sea%2Caps%2C224&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Blue River, Black Sea<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Andrew Eames<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Broken-Road-Gates-Mount-Classics\/dp\/1590177797\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=176KIGXRYUW8Y&amp;keywords=Patrick+Leigh+Fermor+The+Broken+Road&amp;qid=1704304280&amp;sprefix=patrick+leigh+fermor+the+broken+road%2Caps%2C261&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Broken Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Patrick Leigh Fermor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Danube-Journey-Upriver-Black-Forest\/dp\/0300205457\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=I2I9AUKL9V7I&amp;keywords=Nick+Thorpe+The+Danube&amp;qid=1704304318&amp;sprefix=nick+thorpe+the+danube%2Caps%2C269&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Danube<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Nick Thorpe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bai-Ganyo-Incredible-Modern-Bulgarian\/dp\/0299236943\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OOR8R8RRI07E&amp;keywords=Aleko+Konstantinov+Bai+Ganyo&amp;qid=1704304354&amp;sprefix=aleko+konstantinov+bai+ganyo%2Caps%2C322&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bai Ganyo<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Aleko Konstantinov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Turkish-Gambit-Erast-Fandorin\/dp\/0812968786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Turkish Gambit<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Andrew Bromfield, Boris Akunin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=bulgaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bulgaria blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"poland\">Poland<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kingdom-Auschwitz-1940-1945-Otto-Friedrich\/dp\/0060976403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Kingdom of Auschwitz<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Otto Friedrich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poland-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857337093\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Poland<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>Greg Allen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zookeepers-Wife-War-Story\/dp\/039333306X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Zookeeper\u2019s Wife<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Diane Ackerman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/POLISH-language-map%C2%AE-Kristine-Kershul\/dp\/0944502776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Polish, A Language Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kristine K. Kershul<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Question-Honor-Kosciuszko-Squadron-Forgotten\/dp\/037572625X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lynne Olson, Stanley Cloud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Poland\/dp\/1465428224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide Poland<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bloodlands-Europe-Between-Hitler-Stalin\/dp\/0465031471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bloodlands<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Timothy Snyder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Michelin-Poland-Folded-Travel-Publications\/dp\/2061005853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Poland Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Michelin Travel Publications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bury-Me-Standing-Gypsies-Journey\/dp\/067973743X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bury Me Standing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Isabel Fonseca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Heart-Europe-Past-Polands-Present\/dp\/0192801260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Heart of Europe, The Past in Poland\u2019s Present<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Norman Davies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Night-Elie-Wiesel\/dp\/0374500010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Night<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel <em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/No-Greater-Ally-Polands-Military\/dp\/1849084793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland\u2019s Forces in World War II<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kenneth Koskodan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peasant-Prince-Thaddeus-Kosciuszko-Revolution\/dp\/0312625944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Alex Storozynski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Resistance-Warsaw-Uprising-Israel-Gutman\/dp\/0395901308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Resistance, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Israel Gutman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poland-Novel-James-Michener\/dp\/0449205878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Poland<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Michener<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Guide-Being-Polish-Nationhood\/dp\/0985062304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Essential Guide to Being Polish<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anna Spysz, Lech Walesa <em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spies-Warsaw-Novel-Alan-Furst\/dp\/0812977378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Spies of Warsaw<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Alan Furst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Magic-Lantern-Revolution-Witnessed-Budapest\/dp\/0679740481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of \u201889 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Timothy Garton Ash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Begin-Where-Am-Selected-Essays\/dp\/0374258902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>To Begin Where I Am, The Selected Prose of Czeslaw Milosz<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Czeslaw Milosz, Madeline G. Levine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-Historical-Atlas-Eastern-Europe\/dp\/0312158955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Dennis Hupchick, Harold Cox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poland blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"romania\">Romania <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bury-Me-Standing-Gypsies-Journey\/dp\/067973743X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bury Me Standing<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Isabel Fonseca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cartographia-Bucharest-Metro-Area-Map\/dp\/B00SB30QAW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bucharest Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Cartographia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkan-Ghosts-Journey-Through-History\/dp\/0312424930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert D. Kaplan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Transylvania-2nd-Bradt-Travel-Guide\/dp\/1841624195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bradt Guide Transylvania<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lucinda Mallows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rough-Guide-Romania-Guides\/dp\/0241249457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Rough Guide Romania<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Rough Guide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romania-Culture-Smart-description\/dp\/1857338626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Romania<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Debbie Stowe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romania-Moldova-Freytag-Berndt-Artaria\/dp\/3707905713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Romania Moldova Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mountains-Romania-Cicerone-Mountain-Guide\/dp\/1852842954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Mountains of Romania<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Roberts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Romania-Cambridge-Histories\/dp\/0521694132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of Romania<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Keith Hitchins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Search-Dracula-History-Vampires\/dp\/0395657830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Search of Dracula<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Raymond McNally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ballad-Whiskey-Robber-Transylvanian-Moonlighting\/dp\/0316010731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Ballad of the Whiskey Robber<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Julian Rubinstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palgrave-Concise-Historical-Atlas-Balkans\/dp\/031223970X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Dennis Hupchick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Broken-Road-Gates-Mount-Classics\/dp\/1590177541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Broken Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Patrick Leigh Fermor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romania-Illustrated-History-Histories\/dp\/0781809355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Romania, An Illustrated History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Nicolae Klepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dracula-Bram-Stoker\/dp\/1503261387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Dracula<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Bram Stoker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Rivers-Run-Sea-Memoirs\/dp\/0679439161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>All Rivers Run to the Sea<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Elie Wiesel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Historian-Elizabeth-Kostova\/dp\/0316070637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Historian, A Novel<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Elizabeth Kostova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Between-Woods-Water-Constantinople-Classics\/dp\/1590171667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Between the Woods and the Water<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Patrick Leigh Fermor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Europes-Shadow-Thirty-Year-Journey-Through\/dp\/0812986628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Europe\u2019s Shadow<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert D. Kaplan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=romania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romania blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ukraine\">Ukraine<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Borderland-Journey-through-History-Ukraine\/dp\/0813337925\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MWFZM70SVDGV&amp;keywords=Anna+Reid+Borderland%2C+A+Journey+through+the+History+of+Ukraine&amp;qid=1704401634&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=anna+reid+borderland%2C+a+journey+through+the+history+of+ukraine%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C392&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Borderland, A Journey through the History of Ukraine<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anna Reid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ukraine-English-German-Russian-Ukrainian\/dp\/3707917541\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3A6VFL3W35DG2&amp;keywords=Freytag+%26+Berndt+Kiev+Map&amp;qid=1704401673&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=freytag+%26+berndt+kiev+map%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C226&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Kiev Map<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Return-Ukraine-Eugenia-Hugh-Stewart-ebook\/dp\/B005IONTNI\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14S71Z4PQWLHJ&amp;keywords=Ania+Savage+Return+to+Ukraine&amp;qid=1704401735&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=ania+savage+return+to+ukraine%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Return to Ukraine<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Ania Savage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ukraine-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857336631\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=G8JMOH4Z0L3B&amp;keywords=Anna+Shevchenko+Culture+Smart%21+Ukraine&amp;qid=1704401779&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=anna+shevchenko+culture+smart+ukraine%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C272&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Ukraine<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anna Shevchenko<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ukraine-Bradt-Travel-Guides-Andrew-ebook\/dp\/B00Q8UTBT2\/ref=sr_1_5?crid=25ZSY25YFOISS&amp;keywords=Andrew+Evans+Bradt+Guide+Ukraine&amp;qid=1704401836&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=andrew+evans+bradt+guide+ukraine%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C250&amp;sr=1-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Bradt Guide Ukraine<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Andrew Evans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Ukrainian-Phrasebook-Dictionary\/dp\/1743211856\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31TW4JEFKTFP0&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Lonely+Planet+Ukrainian+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704401990&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+lonely+planet+ukrainian+phrasebook%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Lonely Planet Ukrainian Phrasebook<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mamushka-Recipes-Ukraine-Eastern-Europe\/dp\/1616289619\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PJXZ7HW7D0JV&amp;keywords=Olia+Hercules+Mamushka%2C+A+Cookbook&amp;qid=1704402064&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=olia+hercules+mamushka%2C+a+cookbook%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C232&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mamushka, A Cookbook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Olia Hercules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ukraine-Moldova-Crimea-Publishing-2015-02-17\/dp\/B01F9G1YP4\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H2NTM3RDP4M5&amp;keywords=ITMB+Ukraine+Map&amp;qid=1704402107&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=itmb+ukraine+map%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C236&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Ukraine Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>ITMB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Sea-Neal-Ascherson\/dp\/0809015935\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17H8GNUHIIO1X&amp;keywords=Neal+Ascherson+Black+Sea&amp;qid=1704402220&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=neal+ascherson+black+sea%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C306&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Black Sea<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Neal Ascherson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kiev-Portrait-1800-1917-Michael-Hamm\/dp\/069103253X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U8L8WE336B7D&amp;keywords=Michael+F.+Hamm+Kiev%3A+A+Portrait%2C+1800-1917&amp;qid=1704402271&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=michael+f.+hamm+kiev+a+portrait%2C+1800-1917%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C257&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Kiev: A Portrait, 1800-1917<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Michael F. Hamm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Everything-Illuminated-Jonathan-Safran-Foer\/dp\/0544484002\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NGIAZQCGTP6I&amp;keywords=Jonathan+Safran+Foer+Everything+is+Illuminated&amp;qid=1704402317&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=jonathan+safran+foer+everything+is+illuminated%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C239&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Everything is Illuminated<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jonathan Safran Foer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Patricia+Herlihy+Odessa%2C+A+History%2C+1794-1914&amp;i=stripbooks-intl-ship&amp;crid=1S7J0E9OVM5XO&amp;sprefix=patricia+herlihy+odessa%2C+a+history%2C+1794-1914%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C224&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Odessa, A History, 1794-1914<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Patricia Herlihy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Complete-Works-Isaac-Babel\/dp\/0393328244\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1AENNX1Z0NTOK&amp;keywords=Isaac+Babel+The+Collected+Stories+of+Isaac+Babel&amp;qid=1704402406&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=isaac+babel+the+collected+stories+of+isaac+babel%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C246&amp;sr=1-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Isaac Babel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Odessa-Genius-Death-City-Dreams\/dp\/0393342360\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2J7FEI9WMA3V5&amp;keywords=Charles+King+Odessa%2C+Genius+and+Death+in+a+City+of+Dreams&amp;qid=1704402527&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=charles+king+odessa%2C+genius+and+death+in+a+city+of+dreams%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C246&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Odessa, Genius and Death in a City of Dreams<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Charles King<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cossacks-Leo-Tolstoy\/dp\/1675672644\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1O2UZGWPNEH06&amp;keywords=Leo+Tolstoy+The+Cossacks&amp;qid=1704402610&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=leo+tolstoy+the+cossacks%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C261&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Cossacks<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Leo Tolstoy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Serhii+Plokhy+The+Gates+of+Europe%2C+A+History+of+Ukraine&amp;i=stripbooks-intl-ship&amp;crid=132WR1PVG7ZAE&amp;sprefix=serhii+plokhy+the+gates+of+europe%2C+a+history+of+ukraine%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C249&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Gates of Europe, A History of Ukraine<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Serhii Plokhy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Bernard+Malamud+The+Fixer&amp;i=stripbooks-intl-ship&amp;crid=3E4BMMF1I02PS&amp;sprefix=bernard+malamud+the+fixer%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C234&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Fixer<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Bernard Malamud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Timothy+Snyder+The+Reconstruction+Of+Nations%2C+Poland%2C+Ukraine%2C+Lithuania%2C+Belarus%2C+1569-1999&amp;i=stripbooks-intl-ship&amp;crid=2H1U0COEC8XHL&amp;sprefix=timothy+snyder+the+reconstruction+of+nations%2C+poland%2C+ukraine%2C+lithuania%2C+belarus%2C+1569-1999%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Reconstruction Of Nations, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Timothy Snyder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ukrainians-Unexpected-Nation-Andrew-Wilson\/dp\/0300269404\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=19IWLDBPAGWG0&amp;keywords=Andrew+Wilson+The+Ukrainians%2C+Unexpected+Nation&amp;qid=1704402826&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=andrew+wilson+the+ukrainians%2C+unexpected+nation%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C391&amp;sr=1-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ukrainians, Unexpected Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Andrew Wilson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Sea-Dispatches-Recipes-Darkness\/dp\/1837831343\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=320R9O6P296H9&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LxP30CBP8HVYVjVDagKurg.OybjMTj7MHjt4JUO0bC8qQRtzlJcvIyPd3UPAUjYq0I&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Black+Sea%3A+Dispatches+and+Recipes+%E2%80%93+Through+Darkness+and+Light&amp;qid=1762361329&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=black+sea+dispatches+and+recipes+through+darkness+and+light%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C515&amp;sr=1-1\"><strong><em>Black Sea: Dispatches and Recipes \u2013 Through Darkness and Light,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Caroline Eden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_5bebf262c8624df497160b3d33a3b13c-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-child-width-1-4@l uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      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Photo credit: Michel Behar\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-150x97.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-600x389.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"A farmer slows his horse near Chisinau, Moldova. Photo credit: Joanna Millick\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n          \n        <\/ul>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"previous\"\n          ><\/a>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"next\"\n        ><\/a>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin\" ><\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      \n  <div id=\"block_5bebf262c8624df497160b3d33a3b13c-lightbox\" class=\"uk-modal-container xd-components__media-grid-lightbox uk-modal\" uk-modal=\"uk-modal\">\n    <div class=\"uk-modal-dialog uk-modal-body\">\n      <button class=\"uk-modal-close-outside\" type=\"button\" uk-close=\"uk-close\"><\/button>\n      <div id=\"block_5bebf262c8624df497160b3d33a3b13c-lightbox-slider\" uk-slider=\"uk-slider\">\n        <div class=\"uk-position-relative\">\n          <div class=\"uk-slider-container\">\n            <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1\">\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Romania-Targu-Mures-by-night-Martin-Klimenta-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Romania-Targu-Mures-by-night-Martin-Klimenta.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Romania-Targu-Mures-by-night-Martin-Klimenta-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Romania-Targu-Mures-by-night-Martin-Klimenta-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Romania-Targu-Mures-by-night-Martin-Klimenta-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Romania-Targu-Mures-by-night-Martin-Klimenta-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Targu Mures at night, Romania. Photo credit: Martin Klimenta\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Targu Mures at night, Romania.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Martin Klimenta<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/p0000004528-Polish-National-Tourist-Board-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/p0000004528-Polish-National-Tourist-Board.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/p0000004528-Polish-National-Tourist-Board-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/p0000004528-Polish-National-Tourist-Board-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/p0000004528-Polish-National-Tourist-Board-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/p0000004528-Polish-National-Tourist-Board-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Polish hand-painted eggs. Photo credit: Polish National Tourist Board\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Hand-painted eggs in Poland. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Polish National Tourist Board<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Foto-13-05-19-12-31-10-Michel-Behar-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Foto-13-05-19-12-31-10-Michel-Behar.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Foto-13-05-19-12-31-10-Michel-Behar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Foto-13-05-19-12-31-10-Michel-Behar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Foto-13-05-19-12-31-10-Michel-Behar-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Foto-13-05-19-12-31-10-Michel-Behar-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Golden spires in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo credit: Michel Behar\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Golden spires in Kiev, Ukraine.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Michel Behar<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-150x97.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC04301-Joanna-Millick-600x389.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"A farmer slows his horse near Chisinau, Moldova. Photo credit: Joanna Millick\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">A farmer slows his horse near Chisinau, Moldova.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Joanna Millick<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Baltics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"baltics\">Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beginning-My-Streets-Essays-Recollections\/dp\/0374532729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Beginning with My Streets<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Czeslaw Milosz, Madeline G. Levine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baltic-History-Michael-North\/dp\/0674970837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Baltic, A History<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Michael North<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Lithuania\/dp\/0756695023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Eyewitness Travel Guide Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baltics-Estonia-Lithuania-English-Italian\/dp\/3707905675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Baltic States Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Estonia-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857333535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Culture Smart! Estonia<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Clare Thomson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lithuania-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857333500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Culture Smart! Lithuania<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Lara Belonogoff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Baltic-Cambridge-Histories\/dp\/0521541557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>A Concise History of the Baltic States<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Andrejs Plakans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Baltic-Macmillan-Essential-Histories\/dp\/1137573643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Baltic States<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Andres Kasekamp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Among-Russians-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/0099459299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Among the Russians<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Estonia-Estonians-Updated-Institution-Publication\/dp\/0817928529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Estonia and the Estonians<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Toivo U. Raun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Set-Sail-Murder-Mystery-Mysteries\/dp\/006072403X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Set Sail for Murder<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Carolyn G. Hart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Baltic-Revolution-Estonia-Lithuania-Independence\/dp\/0300060785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Baltic Revolution<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Anatol Lieven<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christening-Denise-Neuhaus\/dp\/0595225454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Christening<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Denise Neuhaus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Northern-Crusades-Second-Eric-Christiansen\/dp\/0140266534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Northern Crusades<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Eric Christiansen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dogs-Riga-Henning-Mankell\/dp\/1400031524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Dogs of Riga<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Henning Mankell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walking-Daybreak-Eastern-Europe-Century\/dp\/0333766210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Eastern Europe, and the Heart of Our Century<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Modris Eksteins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cathedral-Builders-Middle-Ages\/dp\/0500300526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Alain Erlande-Brandenburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Baltic-States-Phrasebook\/dp\/1864503696\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FV2FW6HIGLPA&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Baltic+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704465820&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+baltic+phrasebook%2Cstripbooks%2C104&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lonely Planet Baltic States Phrasebook<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Eva Aras, Inna Feldbach, Jana Teteris, Alan Trei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=baltics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baltics blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_ae42531ae748c5a69252617e7f4b3fc1-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-child-width-1-4@l uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EstoniaTallinn-ViruStreetAtNight-tln_04-VisitEstonia-150x101.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EstoniaTallinn-ViruStreetAtNight-tln_04-VisitEstonia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EstoniaTallinn-ViruStreetAtNight-tln_04-VisitEstonia-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EstoniaTallinn-ViruStreetAtNight-tln_04-VisitEstonia-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EstoniaTallinn-ViruStreetAtNight-tln_04-VisitEstonia-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EstoniaTallinn-ViruStreetAtNight-tln_04-VisitEstonia-600x403.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Tallinn's brightly-lit Viru Street at night. Photo credit: VisitEstonia.com\"\n  height=\"537\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-150x99.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-600x395.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"The sun sets over the rooftops of Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Peter Guttman\"\n  height=\"527\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-150x97.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-600x389.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Hill of Crosses, Lithuania's place of national pilgrimage. Photo credit: Brian Seifipour\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-150x91.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-600x366.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Lookout tower near Kuressaare Fortress on Saaremaa Island, Estonia. 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Photo credit: VisitEstonia.com\"\n  height=\"537\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Tallinn&#8217;s brightly-lit Viru Street at night.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> VisitEstonia.com<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-150x99.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-600x395.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"The sun sets over the rooftops of Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Peter Guttman\"\n  height=\"527\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">The sun sets over the rooftops of Riga, Latvia.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Peter Guttman<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-150x97.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/P9170178-Brian-Seifipour-600x389.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Hill of Crosses, Lithuania's place of national pilgrimage. Photo credit: Brian Seifipour\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Hill of Crosses, Lithuania&#8217;s place of national pilgrimage.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Brian Seifipour<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-150x91.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Kuressare-fortress-Klimenta-600x366.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Lookout tower near Kuressaare Fortress on Saaremaa Island, Estonia. Photo credit: Martin Klimenta\"\n  height=\"449\"\n  width=\"737\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Lookout tower near Kuressaare Fortress on Saaremaa Island, Estonia.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Martin Klimenta<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Balkans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"balkans\">Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkans-History-Modern-Library-Chronicles\/dp\/081296621X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2115FR8E216C4&amp;keywords=Mark+Mazower+The+Balkans%2C+A+Short+History&amp;qid=1703883462&amp;sprefix=mark+mazower+the+balkans%2C+a+short+history+%2Caps%2C247&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Balkans, A Short History<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Mark Mazower&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkan-Ghosts-Journey-Through-History\/dp\/0312424930\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YRDQBO8P3M3M&amp;keywords=Robert+D.+Kaplan+Balkan+Ghosts%2C+A+Journey+through+History&amp;qid=1703883399&amp;sprefix=robert+d.+kaplan+balkan+ghosts%2C+a+journey+through+history+%2Caps%2C335&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Robert D. Kaplan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bridge-Drina-Phoenix-Fiction\/dp\/0226020452\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39HADXMVO6DU7&amp;keywords=Ivo+Andric%2C+Lovette+F.+Edwards+%28Translator%29+The+Bridge+on+the+Drina&amp;qid=1703883779&amp;sprefix=ivo+andric%2C+lovette+f.+edwards+translator+the+bridge+on+the+drina+%2Caps%2C243&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Bridge on the Drina<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ivo Andric, Lovette F. Edwards (Translator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Michelin-Slovenia-Bosnia-Herzegovina-Yugoslavia-Macedonia\/dp\/2061002137\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BQ27CZG3D9K7&amp;keywords=Michelin+Travel+Publications+Slovenia%2C+Croatia%2C+Bosnia+Herzegovina%2C+Yugoslavia%2C+Macedonia+Map&amp;qid=1703883805&amp;sprefix=michelin+travel+publications+slovenia%2C+croatia%2C+bosnia+herzegovina%2C+yugoslavia%2C+macedonia+map+%2Caps%2C120&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Macedonia Map<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Michelin Travel Publications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eyewitness-Dubrovnik-Dalmatian-Pocket-Travel\/dp\/0241462967\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1285Z3GG1G2HW&amp;keywords=Eyewitness+Guides+DK+Eyewitness+Top+Ten+Dubrovnik+%26+Dalmatian+Coast&amp;qid=1703883825&amp;sprefix=eyewitness+guides+dk+eyewitness+top+ten+dubrovnik+%26+dalmatian+coast+%2Caps%2C132&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>DK Eyewitness Top Ten Dubrovnik &amp; Dalmatian Coast<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Southeastern-Europe-Travel\/dp\/174179580X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ABJDQN4KKX9A&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Lonely+Planet+Southeastern+Europe&amp;qid=1703883846&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+lonely+planet+southeastern+europe+%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Lonely Planet Southeastern Europe<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Lamb-Falcon-Penguin-Classics\/dp\/014310490X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15LKPFCFX9PQE&amp;keywords=Black+Lamb+and+Grey+Falcon%3A+A+Journey+Through+Yugoslavia&amp;qid=1703883878&amp;sprefix=black+lamb+and+grey+falcon+a+journey+through+yugoslavia+%2Caps%2C116&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Rebecca West, Christopher Hitchens<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/City-Fortune-Venice-Ruled-Seas\/dp\/0812980220\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q4UZLR9KGFAE&amp;keywords=Roger+Crowley+City+of+Fortune%2C+How+Venice+Ruled+the+Seas&amp;qid=1703883916&amp;sprefix=roger+crowley+city+of+fortune%2C+how+venice+ruled+the+seas+%2Caps%2C213&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Roger Crowley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Palgrave-Concise-Historical-Balkans-Atlases\/dp\/0312239610\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OO90WFZMXGSM&amp;keywords=Dennis+Hupchick+Palgrave+Concise+Historical+Atlas+of+the+Balkans&amp;qid=1703883931&amp;sprefix=dennis+hupchick+palgrave+concise+historical+atlas+of+the+balkans+%2Caps%2C157&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans (Palgrave Concise Historical Atlases)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Dennis Hupchick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkans-World-History-New-Oxford\/dp\/0195338014\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19EYL363PNQ3J&amp;keywords=Andrew+Wachtel+The+Balkans+in+World+History&amp;qid=1703884019&amp;sprefix=andrew+wachtel+the+balkans+in+world+history+%2Caps%2C222&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Balkans in World History<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Andrew Wachtel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balkans-Nationalism-Great-Powers-1804-2011\/dp\/0142422568\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S4MMD4L13H76&amp;keywords=Misha+Glenny+The+Balkans%3A+Nationalism%2C+War%2C+and+the+Great+Powers%2C+1804-2011&amp;qid=1703884053&amp;sprefix=misha+glenny+the+balkans+nationalism%2C+war%2C+and+the+great+powers%2C+1804-2011+%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-2011<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Misha Glenny<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Myth-Ethnic-War-Serbia-Croatia\/dp\/0801472911\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UGUESINOXYSH&amp;keywords=The+Myth+of+Ethnic+War%2C+Serbia+and+Croatia+in+the+1990s&amp;qid=1703884073&amp;sprefix=the+myth+of+ethnic+war%2C+serbia+and+croatia+in+the+1990s+%2Caps%2C121&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>The Myth of Ethnic War, Serbia and Croatia in the 1990s<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, V. P., Jr. Gagnon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-War-Yugoslavia-Americas-Story-Negotiating-Milosevic\/dp\/0375753605\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X999CTTOO8C2&amp;keywords=Richard+Holbrooke+To+End+a+War&amp;qid=1703884096&amp;sprefix=richard+holbrooke+to+end+a+war+%2Caps%2C121&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>To End a War<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Richard Holbrooke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Survived-Communism-Even-Laughed\/dp\/0060975407\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2EV9HCH6TN9DE&amp;keywords=Slavenka+Drakulic+How+We+Survived+Communism+and+Even+Laughed&amp;qid=1703884117&amp;sprefix=slavenka+drakulic+how+we+survived+communism+and+even+laughed+%2Caps%2C145&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Slavenka Drakulic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Once-Upon-Yugoslavia-American-Titos\/dp\/0990004341\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=PF69UABY881L&amp;keywords=Surya+Green+Once+upon+a+Yugoslavia&amp;qid=1703884139&amp;sprefix=surya+green+once+upon+a+yugoslavia+%2Caps%2C131&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Once upon a Yugoslavia<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Surya Green<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bosnian-Chronicle-Novel-Ivo-Andric\/dp\/1628724188\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4U5PT79GKCVI&amp;keywords=Ivo+Andric+Bosnian+Chronicle&amp;qid=1703884163&amp;sprefix=ivo+andric+bosnian+chronicle+%2Caps%2C130&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Bosnian Chronicle<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Ivo Andric<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Girl-at-War-Sara-Novic\/dp\/0812986393\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32S6NJYXZE3W&amp;keywords=Sara+Novic+Girl+at+War&amp;qid=1703884182&amp;sprefix=sara+novic+girl+at+war+%2Caps%2C124&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Girl at War<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Sara Novic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Yugoslavia-Death-Nation-Laura-Silber\/dp\/0140262636\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31O6RR893I9V7&amp;keywords=Yugoslavia%2C+Death+of+a+Nation&amp;qid=1703884201&amp;sprefix=yugoslavia%2C+death+of+a+nation+%2Caps%2C124&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Yugoslavia, Death of a Nation<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, Laura Silber, Allan Little<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=balkans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Balkans blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_b8b4f5cf87bfd5bce618408f5adec459-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-child-width-1-4@l uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/imm011-Croatia-Dubrovnik-ws-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/imm011-Croatia-Dubrovnik-ws.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/imm011-Croatia-Dubrovnik-ws-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/imm011-Croatia-Dubrovnik-ws-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/imm011-Croatia-Dubrovnik-ws-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/imm011-Croatia-Dubrovnik-ws-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"View of Dubrovnik's bay in the Old Town. 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Photo credit: Michel Behar\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, snaps a picture in Apollonia Archaeological Park in Albania. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Michel Behar<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick-150x97.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC07259-Joanna-Millick-600x389.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. Photo credit: Joanna Millick\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Joanna Millick<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira-150x97.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira.jpg 1308w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/p1040810_30107846492_o-Chris-Lira-600x389.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1308px) 100vw, 1308px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo credit: Chris Lira\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Chris Lira<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"middleeast\">The Middle East<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"iran\">Iran<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taste-Persia-Travels-Azerbaijan-Kurdistan\/dp\/1579655483\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=A5NKOJN8E3NR&amp;keywords=Naomi+Duguid+Taste+of+Persia%2C+A+Cook%E2%80%99s+Travels+Through+Armenia%2C+Azerbaijan%2C+Georgia%2C+Iran%2C+and+Kurdistan&amp;qid=1704351754&amp;sprefix=naomi+duguid+taste+of+persia%2C+a+cook+s+travels+through+armenia%2C+azerbaijan%2C+georgia%2C+iran%2C+and+kurdistan%2Caps%2C360&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Taste of Persia, A Cook\u2019s Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Naomi Duguid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ayatollah-Begs-Differ-Paradox-Modern\/dp\/0767928016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ayatollah Begs to Differ<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hooman Majd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Iran-Ervand-Abrahamian\/dp\/0521528917\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1MF6K1SFYJ3MI&amp;keywords=Abrahamian+Ervand+A+History+of+Modern+Iran&amp;qid=1704351855&amp;sprefix=abrahamian+ervand+a+history+of+modern+iran%2Caps%2C263&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Modern Iran<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Abrahamian Ervand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Iran-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857338472\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TS4JWRAEYO4O&amp;keywords=Stuart+Williams+Culture+Smart%21+Iran&amp;qid=1704351911&amp;sprefix=stuart+williams+culture+smart+iran%2Caps%2C265&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Iran<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Stuart Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Iran-Persia-Ancient-Odyssey-Illustrated\/dp\/9622177514\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32LIIW0JCH6J8&amp;keywords=Helen+Loveday+Odyssey+Guide+Iran&amp;qid=1704351955&amp;sprefix=helen+loveday+odyssey+guide+iran%2Caps%2C376&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Odyssey Guide Iran<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Helen Loveday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Persian-Phrasebook-Dictionary\/dp\/1741791340\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1JVFZB95425M5&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Lonely+Planet+Farsi+Phrasebook%2C+Yavar+Dehghani&amp;qid=1704484793&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+farsi+phrasebook%2C+yavar+dehghani%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C252&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Farsi Phrasebook,<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>Yavar Dehghani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=ITMB+Iran+%26+Tehran+Map&amp;crid=25W65JD5IOJJ3&amp;sprefix=itmb+iran+%26+tehran+map%2Caps%2C239&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Iran &amp; Tehran Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>ITMB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Persian-Kitchen-Louisa-Shafia\/dp\/1607743574\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1515OPQ289G31&amp;keywords=Louisa+Shafia+The+New+Persian+Kitchen&amp;qid=1704353375&amp;sprefix=louisa+shafia+the+new+persian+kitchen%2Caps%2C305&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The New Persian Kitchen<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Louisa Shafia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Iran-Empire-Mind\/dp\/0465098762\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35D57T3R0RV7W&amp;keywords=Michael+Axworthy+A+History+of+Iran%2C+Empire+of+the+Mind&amp;qid=1704353405&amp;sprefix=michael+axworthy+a+history+of+iran%2C+empire+of+the+mind%2Caps%2C328&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Iran, Empire of the Mind<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Michael Axworthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/44-Days-Iran-Remaking-World\/dp\/1426205139\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3R165XBDN1G61&amp;keywords=David+Burnett+44+Days&amp;qid=1704353446&amp;sprefix=david+burnett+44+days%2Caps%2C345&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>44 Days<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David Burnett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Shahs-Men-American-Middle\/dp\/047018549X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=13JHI731HJQAL&amp;keywords=Stephen+Kinzer+All+the+Shah%E2%80%99s+Men&amp;qid=1704353486&amp;sprefix=stephen+kinzer+all+the+shah+s+men%2Caps%2C312&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>All the Shah\u2019s Men<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Stephen Kinzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Persian-Fire-First-Empire-Battle\/dp\/0307279480\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BASGPD1EUZ0U&amp;keywords=Tom+Holland+Persian+Fire&amp;qid=1704353528&amp;sprefix=tom+holland+persian+fire%2Caps%2C331&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Persian Fire<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Tom Holland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shah-Shahs-Ryszard-Kapuscinski\/dp\/0679738010\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X31DYLTF0GB5&amp;keywords=Ryszard+Kapuscinski+Shah+of+Shahs&amp;qid=1704353569&amp;sprefix=ryszard+kapuscinski+shah+of+shahs%2Caps%2C340&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Shah of Shahs<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Ryszard Kapuscinski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Struggle-Iran-Christopher-Bellaigue\/dp\/1590172388\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YC9LIK6A757T&amp;keywords=Christopher+de+Bellaigue+The+Struggle+for+Iran&amp;qid=1704353603&amp;sprefix=christopher+de+bellaigue+the+struggle+for+iran%2Caps%2C328&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Struggle for Iran<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Christopher de Bellaigue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Persepolis-Childhood-Pantheon-Graphic-Library\/dp\/037571457X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SJJ9UQ598O47&amp;keywords=Marjane+Satrapi+Persepolis%2C+The+Story+of+a+Childhood&amp;qid=1704353656&amp;sprefix=marjane+satrapi+persepolis%2C+the+story+of+a+childhood%2Caps%2C263&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Persepolis, The Story of a Childhood<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Marjane Satrapi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Things-Ive-Been-Silent-About\/dp\/B001OR73SK\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NW25I6VRJ52W&amp;keywords=Azar+Nafisi+Things+I%E2%80%99ve+Been+Silent+About&amp;qid=1704353704&amp;sprefix=azar+nafisi+things+i+ve+been+silent+about%2Caps%2C322&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Things I\u2019ve Been Silent About<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Azar Nafisi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Hooman+Majd+The+Ministry+of+Guidance+Invites+You+to+Not+Stay&amp;i=audible&amp;crid=20QZMVWJNCORE&amp;sprefix=hooman+majd+the+ministry+of+guidance+invites+you+to+not+stay%2Caudible%2C321&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hooman Majd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shah-Abbas-Milani\/dp\/0230340385\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7V1UKHC6B11R&amp;keywords=Abbas+Milani+The+Shah&amp;qid=1704353983&amp;sprefix=abbas+milani+the+shah%2Caps%2C295&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Shah<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Abbas Milani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Uncle-Napoleon-Library-Paperback\/dp\/0812974433\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3525FUDCHNBHY&amp;keywords=My+Uncle+Napoleon&amp;qid=1704354231&amp;sprefix=my+uncle+napoleon%2Caps%2C243&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>My Uncle Napoleon<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Iraj Pezeshkzad, Dick Davis (Translator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conference-Birds-Penguin-Classics\/dp\/0140444343\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17SWKD6RZINQR&amp;keywords=The+Conference+of+Birds&amp;qid=1704354342&amp;sprefix=farid-ud-din+attar+the+conference+of+birds%2Caps%2C244&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Conference of Birds<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Farid-Ud-Din Attar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iran blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"iraq\">Iraq<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Iraq-Ancient-Sites-Kurdistan-Travel\/dp\/178477474X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z6KZ6S9KUIM0&amp;keywords=Bradt+guide+Iraq&amp;qid=1704388231&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=bradt+guide+iraq%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C663&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Iraq: The Ancient Sites &amp; Iraqi Kurdistan (Bradt Travel Guide)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Geoff Hann,&nbsp;Tina Townsend-Greaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Modern-History-Kurds-David-McDowall\/dp\/0755600754\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J63C6CHZ6W0K&amp;keywords=A+Modern+History+of+the+Kurds+by+David+McDowall&amp;qid=1704391676&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+modern+history+of+the+kurds+by+david+mcdowall%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Modern History of the Kurds<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David McDowall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Miracle-Kurds-Remarkable-Reborn-Northern\/dp\/1617950793\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L4MVDL7DERQF&amp;keywords=The+Miracle+of+the+Kurds%3A+A+Remarkable+Story+of+Hope+Reborn+in+Northern+Iraq+Hardcover&amp;qid=1704391838&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+miracle+of+the+kurds+a+remarkable+story+of+hope+reborn+in+northern+iraq+hardcover+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C233&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Miracle of the Kurds: A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn in Northern Iraq<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Stephen Mansfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Inventing-Iraq-Failure-Nation-Building-History\/dp\/0231131666\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1C39QXU2ZZ8H1&amp;keywords=Inventing+Iraq%3A+The+Failure+of+Nation+Building+and+a+History+Denied&amp;qid=1704392099&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=inventing+iraq+the+failure+of+nation+building+and+a+history+denied%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C250&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Toby Dodge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Modern-History-Iraq-Phebe-Marr\/dp\/0813350069\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L7L7ERMDULV8&amp;keywords=The+Modern+History+of+Iraq&amp;qid=1704392149&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+modern+history+of+iraq%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C233&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Modern History of Iraq<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Phebe Marr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Middle-East\/dp\/0813350913\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ML6KV1T49616&amp;keywords=A+Concise+History+of+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746094&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+concise+history+of+the+middle+east+%2Cstripbooks%2C387&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> Arthur Goldschmidt Jr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East\/dp\/0465097421\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M2HC4SSCLXZE&amp;keywords=The+Fall+of+the+Ottomans%2C+The+Great+War+in+the+Middle+East%2C&amp;qid=1704746141&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+fall+of+the+ottomans%2C+the+great+war+in+the+middle+east%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C126&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Fall of the Ottomans, The Great War in the Middle East,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Eugene Rogan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Arab-World-Nasser-Shaped\/dp\/069119646X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QJBH2EXEUPO7&amp;keywords=Making+the+Arab+World%21+Nasser%2C+Qutb%2C+and+the+Clash&amp;qid=1704746174&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=making+the+arab+world+nasser%2C+qutb%2C+and+the+clash+%2Cstripbooks%2C361&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Making the Arab World! Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Fawaz A. Gerges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Empires-Faith-Making-Prophet\/dp\/0520340418\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W7P6BX7XVLLN&amp;keywords=Muhammad+and+the+Empires+of+Faith%2C+The+Making+of+the+Prophet+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746207&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+and+the+empires+of+faith%2C+the+making+of+the+prophet+of+islam+%2Cstripbooks%2C120&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, The Making of the Prophet of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Dr. Sean W. Anthony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Crisis-Factory-Resilience\/dp\/1787383040\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QSQZIKT62YO3&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+Crisis+Factory%2C+Tyranny%2C+Resilience+and+Resistance&amp;qid=1704746227&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+crisis+factory%2C+tyranny%2C+resilience+and+resistance%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East Crisis Factory, Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Iyad El-Baghdadi, Ahmed Gatnash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GI49KZBUWIJB&amp;keywords=The+Modern+Middle+East%2C+A+History&amp;qid=1704746252&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+modern+middle+east%2C+a+history%2Cstripbooks%2C122&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Modern Middle East, A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, James L. Gelvin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poisoned-Well-Roger-Hardy\/dp\/1849049548\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BF9EMM5QT1K8&amp;keywords=The+Poisoned+Well%3A+Empire+and+its+Legacy+in+the+Middle+East+%28Short+History%29&amp;qid=1704746283&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+poisoned+well+empire+and+its+legacy+in+the+middle+east+short+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Poisoned Well: Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East (Short History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Hardy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mapping-Middle-East-Zayde-Antrim\/dp\/1780238509\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VOKWSGB5B4E&amp;keywords=Mapping+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746311&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=mapping+the+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C123&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mapping the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zayde Antrim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Generation-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0521747511\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CMT9F3I0A3Q5&amp;keywords=The+Last+Ottoman+Generation+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746339&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+last+ottoman+generation+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C125&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Michael Provence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Endgame-Revolution-Making-1908-1923\/dp\/0143109804\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VEU5ZAAGE287&amp;keywords=The+Ottoman+Endgame%3A+War%2C+Revolution%2C+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+1908-1923&amp;qid=1704746359&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+ottoman+endgame+war%2C+revolution%2C+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+1908-1923%2Cstripbooks%2C121&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sean McMeekin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Handbook-Contemporary-Middle-Eastern-African-Handbooks\/dp\/0199672539\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FXEZA5GKDSAL&amp;keywords=The+Oxford+Handbook+of+Contemporary+Middle-Eastern+and+North+African+History+%28Oxford+Handbooks%29%2C&amp;qid=1704746382&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+oxford+handbook+of+contemporary+middle-eastern+and+north+african+history+oxford+handbooks+%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C127&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History (Oxford Handbooks),<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Jens Hanssen (Editor), Amal N. Ghazal (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucible-Islam-G-W-Bowersock\/dp\/0674057767\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HIR93WPEIXV3&amp;keywords=The+Crucible+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746408&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+crucible+of+islam%2Cstripbooks%2C129&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Crucible of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, G. W. Bowersock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-Teaching-Modern-Goldberg-History\/dp\/0299327604\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q21VFFDUUUYG&amp;keywords=Understanding+and+Teaching+the+Modern+Middle+East+%28The+Harvey+Goldberg+Series+for+Understanding+and+Teaching+History%29&amp;qid=1704746447&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=understanding+and+teaching+the+modern+middle+east+the+harvey+goldberg+series+for+understanding+and+teaching+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C124&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East (The Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Omnia El Shakry (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12JE7QSUT22MM&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Modern+Middle+East+6th+Edition&amp;qid=1704746481&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+modern+middle+east+6th+edition%2Cstripbooks%2C119&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Modern Middle East 6th Edition<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Orientalism-Edward-W-Said\/dp\/039474067X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VFUBH9P2EIA&amp;keywords=Orientalism%2C+by+Edward+W.+Said&amp;qid=1704747187&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=orientalism%2C+by+edward+w.+said%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C228&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Edward W. Said<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Arab-Peoples-Updated\/dp\/0571288014\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WLGF9B43JLCL&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Arab+Peoples%2C+Albert+Hourani&amp;qid=1704747330&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+arab+peoples%2C+albert+hourani+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Arab Peoples<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Albert Hourani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Venture-Islam-Conscience-Civilization-3\/dp\/0226346773\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=UKNCHMIVYN0A&amp;keywords=The+Venture+of+Islam%2C+Marshall+G.+S.+Hodgson&amp;qid=1704747379&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+venture+of+islam%2C+marshall+g.+s.+hodgson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Venture of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Marshall G. S. Hodgson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Arab-Samir-Kassir\/dp\/1844672808\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y65GZC1ZSHH3&amp;keywords=Being+Arab%2C+Samir+Kassir&amp;qid=1704747469&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=being+arab%2C+samir+kassir%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Arab<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Samir Kassir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Islamic-Societies-Ira-Lapidus\/dp\/0521732972\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ICLYHILQ90FS&amp;keywords=A+History+of+Islamic+Societies%2C+Ira+M.+Lapidus&amp;qid=1704747500&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+islamic+societies%2C+ira+m.+lapidus+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C236&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Islamic Societies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ira M. Lapidus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/State-Politics-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0415297141\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FRYXII8SFJCT&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+State%2C+Power+and+Politics+in+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+Roger+Owen&amp;qid=1704747531&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=state%2C+power+and+politics+in+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+roger+owen%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C289&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Owen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Over-Stating-Arab-State-Politics-Society\/dp\/1850438285\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IUH2NPTE5M4J&amp;keywords=Over-Stating+the+Arab+State%2C+Nazih+N.+Ayubi&amp;qid=1704747571&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=over-stating+the+arab+state%2C+nazih+n.+ayubi%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C225&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Over-Stating the Arab State<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Nazih N. Ayubi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/international-politics-Middle-East-International\/dp\/0719095255\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OG635W3S9BAC&amp;keywords=The+International+Politics+of+the+Middle+East%2C+by+Raymond+A.+Hinnebusch&amp;qid=1704747603&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+international+politics+of+the+middle+east%2C+by+raymond+a.+hinnebusch%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C243&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The International Politics of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Raymond A. Hinnebusch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation\/dp\/0805068848\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21QAVB15FO4G1&amp;keywords=A+Peace+to+End+All+Peace%3A+The+Fall+of+the+Ottoman+Empire+and+the+Creation+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+David+Fromkin&amp;qid=1704747668&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+peace+to+end+all+peace+the+fall+of+the+ottoman+empire+and+the+creation+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+david+fromkin%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C250&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, David Fromkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muqaddimah-Introduction-History-Bollingen\/dp\/B005Q5UV6M\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IM49TMJW78J8&amp;keywords=The+Muqaddimah%3A+An+Introduction+to+History%2C+Ibn+Khaldun&amp;qid=1704747713&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+muqaddimah+an+introduction+to+history%2C+ibn+khaldun%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C260&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ibn Khaldun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Contending-Visions-Middle-East-Contemporary\/dp\/0521133076\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3POESSS3XC2XB&amp;keywords=Contending+Visions+of+the+Middle+East%3A+The+History+and+Politics+of+Orientalism%2C+Zachary+Lockman&amp;qid=1704747814&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=contending+visions+of+the+middle+east+the+history+and+politics+of+orientalism%2C+zachary+lockman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zachary Lockman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Water-Sand-Environmental-Histories-Middle\/dp\/0199768668\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3T44D7DH0G707&amp;keywords=Water+on+Sand%3A+Environmental+Histories+Of+The+Middle+East+And+North+Africa%2C+Alan+Mikhail&amp;qid=1704747854&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=water+on+sand+environmental+histories+of+the+middle+east+and+north+africa%2C+alan+mikhail%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Water on Sand: Environmental Histories Of The Middle East And North Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Alan Mikhail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Political-Economy-Middle-East\/dp\/0813349389\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1453JMZG0D7T9&amp;keywords=A+Political+Economy+of+the+Middle+East%2C+Melani+Cammett%3B+Ishac+Diwan%3B+Alan+Richards&amp;qid=1704747894&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+political+economy+of+the+middle+east%2C+melani+cammett+ishac+diwan+alan+richards%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C248&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Political Economy of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, Alan Richards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Prophet-Statesman-Galaxy-Books\/dp\/0198810784\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MD1PASYV9P1&amp;keywords=Muhammad%3A+Prophet+and+Statesman%2C+Montgomery+Watt&amp;qid=1704747947&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+prophet+and+statesman%2C+montgomery+watt+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C233&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Montgomery Watt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Formation-Islam-Religion-Society-600-1800\/dp\/0521588138\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZ64EP12QJ6M&amp;keywords=The+Formation+of+Islam%3A+Religion+and+Society+in+the+Near+East%2C+600-1800%2C+Jonathan+P.+Berkey&amp;qid=1704747978&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+formation+of+islam+religion+and+society+in+the+near+east%2C+600-1800%2C+jonathan+p.+berkey%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jonathan P. Berkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/West-Stole-Democracy-Arabs-Liberal-Islamic\/dp\/B088VVHWQ5\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VIGSEEMNP8OC&amp;keywords=How+the+West+Stole+Democracy+from+the+Arabs%2C+Elizabeth+F.+Thompson&amp;qid=1704748013&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=how+the+west+stole+democracy+from+the+arabs%2C+elizabeth+f.+thompson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Elizabeth F. Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Islamic-Science-European-Renaissance-Transformations\/dp\/0262516152\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S7FURJ6BTBYY&amp;keywords=Islamic+Science+and+the+Making+of+the+European+Renaissance&amp;qid=1704748055&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=islamic+science+and+the+making+of+the+european+renaissance%2Caudible%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, George Saliba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Islam-Understanding-Library-Studies\/dp\/1848850700\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1910VWGVRJUGD&amp;keywords=Beyond+Islam+Sami+Zubaida&amp;qid=1704748220&amp;sprefix=beyond+islam+sami+zubaida%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Beyond Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sami Zubaida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Modern-Middle-East-Nationalism-ebook\/dp\/B00PCZ0H4W\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHLAR11CGJZ8&amp;keywords=Being+Modern+in+the+Middle+East%3A+Revolution%2C+Nationalism%2C+Colonialism%2C+and+the+Arab+Middle+Class%2C+Keith+David+Watenpaugh&amp;qid=1704748322&amp;sprefix=being+modern+in+the+middle+east+revolution%2C+nationalism%2C+colonialism%2C+and+the+arab+middle+class%2C+keith+david+watenpaugh%2Caps%2C227&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Modern in the Middle East: Revolution, Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Arab Middle Class<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Keith David Watenpaugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Making-Modern-World-ebook\/dp\/B074G25GHF\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GCGEL4WTDSTR&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+World%2C+Cyrus+Schayegh&amp;qid=1704748354&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+and+the+making+of+the+modern+world%2C+cyrus+schayegh%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East and the Making of the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Cyrus Schayegh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arab-State-Neo-Liberal-Globalization-Restructuring-ebook\/dp\/B0B5FK4T7Z\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=301TO8ZKS6JZT&amp;keywords=The+Arab+State+and+Neo-Liberal+Globalization%3A+The+Restructuring+of+State+Power+in+the+Middle+East%2C+Laura+Guazzone%2C+Daniela+Pioppi&amp;qid=1704748394&amp;sprefix=the+arab+state+and+neo-liberal+globalization+the+restructuring+of+state+power+in+the+middle+east%2C+laura+guazzone%2C+daniela+pioppi%2Caps%2C265&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Restructuring of State Power in the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Laura Guazzone, Daniela Pioppi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/1509890939\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SECYXWSN1IEH&amp;keywords=The+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%3A+A+Personal+History&amp;qid=1704909825&amp;sprefix=the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east+a+personal+history%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jeremy Bowen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jordan\">Jordan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rough-Guide-Jordan-Travel-eBook\/dp\/1789194644\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rough+guide+jordan&amp;qid=1704745588&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Rough Guide to Jordan<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Rough Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Jordan-Travel-Guide\/dp\/1787015882\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14P7N1NHMUIWB&amp;keywords=lonely+planet+jordan+guide+iraq&amp;qid=1704745667&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=lonley+planet+jordan+guide+iraq%2Cstripbooks%2C123&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Jordan<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jenny Walker, Paul Clammer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nationalist-Voices-Jordan-Street-State\/dp\/0292706251\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BO6B8JPAAD95&amp;keywords=\u2022+Nationalist+Voices+in+Jordan%3A+The+Street+and+the+State&amp;qid=1704745721&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=nationalist+voices+in+jordan+the+street+and+the+state%2Cstripbooks%2C140&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Nationalist Voices in Jordan: The Street and the State<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, by Betty S. Anderson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Middle-East\/dp\/0813350913\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ML6KV1T49616&amp;keywords=A+Concise+History+of+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746094&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+concise+history+of+the+middle+east+%2Cstripbooks%2C387&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> Arthur Goldschmidt Jr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East\/dp\/0465097421\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M2HC4SSCLXZE&amp;keywords=The+Fall+of+the+Ottomans%2C+The+Great+War+in+the+Middle+East%2C&amp;qid=1704746141&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+fall+of+the+ottomans%2C+the+great+war+in+the+middle+east%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C126&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Fall of the Ottomans, The Great War in the Middle East,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Eugene Rogan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Arab-World-Nasser-Shaped\/dp\/069119646X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QJBH2EXEUPO7&amp;keywords=Making+the+Arab+World%21+Nasser%2C+Qutb%2C+and+the+Clash&amp;qid=1704746174&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=making+the+arab+world+nasser%2C+qutb%2C+and+the+clash+%2Cstripbooks%2C361&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Making the Arab World! Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Fawaz A. Gerges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Empires-Faith-Making-Prophet\/dp\/0520340418\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W7P6BX7XVLLN&amp;keywords=Muhammad+and+the+Empires+of+Faith%2C+The+Making+of+the+Prophet+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746207&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+and+the+empires+of+faith%2C+the+making+of+the+prophet+of+islam+%2Cstripbooks%2C120&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, The Making of the Prophet of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Dr. Sean W. Anthony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Crisis-Factory-Resilience\/dp\/1787383040\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QSQZIKT62YO3&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+Crisis+Factory%2C+Tyranny%2C+Resilience+and+Resistance&amp;qid=1704746227&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+crisis+factory%2C+tyranny%2C+resilience+and+resistance%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East Crisis Factory, Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Iyad El-Baghdadi, Ahmed Gatnash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GI49KZBUWIJB&amp;keywords=The+Modern+Middle+East%2C+A+History&amp;qid=1704746252&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+modern+middle+east%2C+a+history%2Cstripbooks%2C122&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Modern Middle East, A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, James L. Gelvin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poisoned-Well-Roger-Hardy\/dp\/1849049548\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BF9EMM5QT1K8&amp;keywords=The+Poisoned+Well%3A+Empire+and+its+Legacy+in+the+Middle+East+%28Short+History%29&amp;qid=1704746283&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+poisoned+well+empire+and+its+legacy+in+the+middle+east+short+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Poisoned Well: Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East (Short History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Hardy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mapping-Middle-East-Zayde-Antrim\/dp\/1780238509\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VOKWSGB5B4E&amp;keywords=Mapping+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746311&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=mapping+the+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C123&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mapping the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zayde Antrim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Generation-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0521747511\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CMT9F3I0A3Q5&amp;keywords=The+Last+Ottoman+Generation+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746339&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+last+ottoman+generation+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C125&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Michael Provence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Endgame-Revolution-Making-1908-1923\/dp\/0143109804\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VEU5ZAAGE287&amp;keywords=The+Ottoman+Endgame%3A+War%2C+Revolution%2C+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+1908-1923&amp;qid=1704746359&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+ottoman+endgame+war%2C+revolution%2C+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+1908-1923%2Cstripbooks%2C121&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sean McMeekin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Handbook-Contemporary-Middle-Eastern-African-Handbooks\/dp\/0199672539\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FXEZA5GKDSAL&amp;keywords=The+Oxford+Handbook+of+Contemporary+Middle-Eastern+and+North+African+History+%28Oxford+Handbooks%29%2C&amp;qid=1704746382&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+oxford+handbook+of+contemporary+middle-eastern+and+north+african+history+oxford+handbooks+%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C127&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History (Oxford Handbooks),<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Jens Hanssen (Editor), Amal N. Ghazal (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucible-Islam-G-W-Bowersock\/dp\/0674057767\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HIR93WPEIXV3&amp;keywords=The+Crucible+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746408&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+crucible+of+islam%2Cstripbooks%2C129&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Crucible of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, G. W. Bowersock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-Teaching-Modern-Goldberg-History\/dp\/0299327604\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q21VFFDUUUYG&amp;keywords=Understanding+and+Teaching+the+Modern+Middle+East+%28The+Harvey+Goldberg+Series+for+Understanding+and+Teaching+History%29&amp;qid=1704746447&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=understanding+and+teaching+the+modern+middle+east+the+harvey+goldberg+series+for+understanding+and+teaching+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C124&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East (The Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Omnia El Shakry (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12JE7QSUT22MM&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Modern+Middle+East+6th+Edition&amp;qid=1704746481&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+modern+middle+east+6th+edition%2Cstripbooks%2C119&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Modern Middle East 6th Edition<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Orientalism-Edward-W-Said\/dp\/039474067X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VFUBH9P2EIA&amp;keywords=Orientalism%2C+by+Edward+W.+Said&amp;qid=1704747187&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=orientalism%2C+by+edward+w.+said%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C228&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Edward W. Said<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Arab-Peoples-Updated\/dp\/0571288014\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WLGF9B43JLCL&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Arab+Peoples%2C+Albert+Hourani&amp;qid=1704747330&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+arab+peoples%2C+albert+hourani+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Arab Peoples<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Albert Hourani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Venture-Islam-Conscience-Civilization-3\/dp\/0226346773\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=UKNCHMIVYN0A&amp;keywords=The+Venture+of+Islam%2C+Marshall+G.+S.+Hodgson&amp;qid=1704747379&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+venture+of+islam%2C+marshall+g.+s.+hodgson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Venture of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Marshall G. S. Hodgson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Arab-Samir-Kassir\/dp\/1844672808\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y65GZC1ZSHH3&amp;keywords=Being+Arab%2C+Samir+Kassir&amp;qid=1704747469&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=being+arab%2C+samir+kassir%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Arab<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Samir Kassir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Islamic-Societies-Ira-Lapidus\/dp\/0521732972\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ICLYHILQ90FS&amp;keywords=A+History+of+Islamic+Societies%2C+Ira+M.+Lapidus&amp;qid=1704747500&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+islamic+societies%2C+ira+m.+lapidus+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C236&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Islamic Societies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ira M. Lapidus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/State-Politics-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0415297141\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FRYXII8SFJCT&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+State%2C+Power+and+Politics+in+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+Roger+Owen&amp;qid=1704747531&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=state%2C+power+and+politics+in+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+roger+owen%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C289&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Owen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Over-Stating-Arab-State-Politics-Society\/dp\/1850438285\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IUH2NPTE5M4J&amp;keywords=Over-Stating+the+Arab+State%2C+Nazih+N.+Ayubi&amp;qid=1704747571&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=over-stating+the+arab+state%2C+nazih+n.+ayubi%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C225&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Over-Stating the Arab State<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Nazih N. Ayubi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/international-politics-Middle-East-International\/dp\/0719095255\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OG635W3S9BAC&amp;keywords=The+International+Politics+of+the+Middle+East%2C+by+Raymond+A.+Hinnebusch&amp;qid=1704747603&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+international+politics+of+the+middle+east%2C+by+raymond+a.+hinnebusch%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C243&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The International Politics of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Raymond A. Hinnebusch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation\/dp\/0805068848\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21QAVB15FO4G1&amp;keywords=A+Peace+to+End+All+Peace%3A+The+Fall+of+the+Ottoman+Empire+and+the+Creation+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+David+Fromkin&amp;qid=1704747668&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+peace+to+end+all+peace+the+fall+of+the+ottoman+empire+and+the+creation+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+david+fromkin%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C250&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, David Fromkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muqaddimah-Introduction-History-Bollingen\/dp\/B005Q5UV6M\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IM49TMJW78J8&amp;keywords=The+Muqaddimah%3A+An+Introduction+to+History%2C+Ibn+Khaldun&amp;qid=1704747713&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+muqaddimah+an+introduction+to+history%2C+ibn+khaldun%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C260&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ibn Khaldun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Contending-Visions-Middle-East-Contemporary\/dp\/0521133076\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3POESSS3XC2XB&amp;keywords=Contending+Visions+of+the+Middle+East%3A+The+History+and+Politics+of+Orientalism%2C+Zachary+Lockman&amp;qid=1704747814&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=contending+visions+of+the+middle+east+the+history+and+politics+of+orientalism%2C+zachary+lockman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zachary Lockman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Water-Sand-Environmental-Histories-Middle\/dp\/0199768668\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3T44D7DH0G707&amp;keywords=Water+on+Sand%3A+Environmental+Histories+Of+The+Middle+East+And+North+Africa%2C+Alan+Mikhail&amp;qid=1704747854&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=water+on+sand+environmental+histories+of+the+middle+east+and+north+africa%2C+alan+mikhail%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Water on Sand: Environmental Histories Of The Middle East And North Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Alan Mikhail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Political-Economy-Middle-East\/dp\/0813349389\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1453JMZG0D7T9&amp;keywords=A+Political+Economy+of+the+Middle+East%2C+Melani+Cammett%3B+Ishac+Diwan%3B+Alan+Richards&amp;qid=1704747894&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+political+economy+of+the+middle+east%2C+melani+cammett+ishac+diwan+alan+richards%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C248&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Political Economy of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, Alan Richards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Prophet-Statesman-Galaxy-Books\/dp\/0198810784\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MD1PASYV9P1&amp;keywords=Muhammad%3A+Prophet+and+Statesman%2C+Montgomery+Watt&amp;qid=1704747947&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+prophet+and+statesman%2C+montgomery+watt+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C233&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Montgomery Watt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Formation-Islam-Religion-Society-600-1800\/dp\/0521588138\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZ64EP12QJ6M&amp;keywords=The+Formation+of+Islam%3A+Religion+and+Society+in+the+Near+East%2C+600-1800%2C+Jonathan+P.+Berkey&amp;qid=1704747978&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+formation+of+islam+religion+and+society+in+the+near+east%2C+600-1800%2C+jonathan+p.+berkey%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jonathan P. Berkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/West-Stole-Democracy-Arabs-Liberal-Islamic\/dp\/B088VVHWQ5\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VIGSEEMNP8OC&amp;keywords=How+the+West+Stole+Democracy+from+the+Arabs%2C+Elizabeth+F.+Thompson&amp;qid=1704748013&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=how+the+west+stole+democracy+from+the+arabs%2C+elizabeth+f.+thompson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Elizabeth F. Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Islamic-Science-European-Renaissance-Transformations\/dp\/0262516152\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S7FURJ6BTBYY&amp;keywords=Islamic+Science+and+the+Making+of+the+European+Renaissance&amp;qid=1704748055&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=islamic+science+and+the+making+of+the+european+renaissance%2Caudible%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, George Saliba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Islam-Understanding-Library-Studies\/dp\/1848850700\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1910VWGVRJUGD&amp;keywords=Beyond+Islam+Sami+Zubaida&amp;qid=1704748220&amp;sprefix=beyond+islam+sami+zubaida%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Beyond Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sami Zubaida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-1700-1922-Approaches-European-History\/dp\/0521547822\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YSQ1MPAK0UG5&amp;keywords=The+Ottoman+Empire%2C+1700-1922%2C+Donald+Quataert&amp;qid=1704748260&amp;sprefix=the+ottoman+empire%2C+1700-1922%2C+donald+quataert%2Caps%2C243&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Donald Quataert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arab-Nationalism-Twentieth-Century-twenty-first-century\/dp\/0691169152\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2I40RNHBJJBYB&amp;keywords=Arab+Nationalism+in+the+Twentieth+Century%3A+From+Triumph+to+Despair%2C+Adeed+Dawisha&amp;qid=1704748288&amp;sprefix=arab+nationalism+in+the+twentieth+century+from+triumph+to+despair%2C+adeed+dawisha%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: From Triumph to Despair<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Adeed Dawisha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Modern-Middle-East-Nationalism-ebook\/dp\/B00PCZ0H4W\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHLAR11CGJZ8&amp;keywords=Being+Modern+in+the+Middle+East%3A+Revolution%2C+Nationalism%2C+Colonialism%2C+and+the+Arab+Middle+Class%2C+Keith+David+Watenpaugh&amp;qid=1704748322&amp;sprefix=being+modern+in+the+middle+east+revolution%2C+nationalism%2C+colonialism%2C+and+the+arab+middle+class%2C+keith+david+watenpaugh%2Caps%2C227&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Modern in the Middle East: Revolution, Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Arab Middle Class<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Keith David Watenpaugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Making-Modern-World-ebook\/dp\/B074G25GHF\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GCGEL4WTDSTR&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+World%2C+Cyrus+Schayegh&amp;qid=1704748354&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+and+the+making+of+the+modern+world%2C+cyrus+schayegh%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East and the Making of the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Cyrus Schayegh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arab-State-Neo-Liberal-Globalization-Restructuring-ebook\/dp\/B0B5FK4T7Z\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=301TO8ZKS6JZT&amp;keywords=The+Arab+State+and+Neo-Liberal+Globalization%3A+The+Restructuring+of+State+Power+in+the+Middle+East%2C+Laura+Guazzone%2C+Daniela+Pioppi&amp;qid=1704748394&amp;sprefix=the+arab+state+and+neo-liberal+globalization+the+restructuring+of+state+power+in+the+middle+east%2C+laura+guazzone%2C+daniela+pioppi%2Caps%2C265&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Restructuring of State Power in the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Laura Guazzone, Daniela Pioppi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/1509890939\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SECYXWSN1IEH&amp;keywords=The+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%3A+A+Personal+History&amp;qid=1704909825&amp;sprefix=the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east+a+personal+history%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jeremy Bowen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"saudiarabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Behind-Kingdoms-Veil-Mohammed-history-ebook\/dp\/B096H4477X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6KIJBWG2TGSP&amp;keywords=Behind+the+Kingdom%27s+Veil+Inside+the+New+Saudi+Arabia+Under+Crown+Prince+Mohammed+bin+Salman&amp;qid=1704392616&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=behind+the+kingdom%27s+veil+inside+the+new+saudi+arabia+under+crown+prince+mohammed+bin+salman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C255&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Behind the Kingdom&#8217;s Veil Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>Susanne Koelbl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Saudi-Arabia-Madawi-al-Rasheed\/dp\/0521747546\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DRRO4MNMEGBI&amp;keywords=A+History+of+Saudi+Arabia%2C+by+Madawi+al-Rasheed&amp;qid=1704392701&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+saudi+arabia%2C+by+madawi+al-rasheed+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C258&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Saudi Arabia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>Madawi al-Rasheed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Desert-Kingdom-Forged-Modern-Arabia\/dp\/0674049853\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=368QBJK7F7ZN0&amp;keywords=Desert+Kingdom%3A+How+Oil+and+Water+Forged+Modern+Saudi+Arabia&amp;qid=1704392867&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=desert+kingdom+how+oil+and+water+forged+modern+saudi+arabia%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C247&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Desert Kingdom: How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Toby Craig Jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Saudi-Arabia-Kingdom-Paul-Aarts-ebook\/dp\/B01AIIYMU2\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Q68H6XYVPGU9&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Paul+Aarts%2C+Carolien+Roelants+Saudi+Arabia%3A+A+Kingdom+in+Peril&amp;qid=1704392898&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C247&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Saudi Arabia: A Kingdom in Peril<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Paul Aarts &amp; Carolien Roelants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lawrence-Arabia-Deceit-Imperial-Notable-ebook\/dp\/B00BH0VSPI\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5B760YD0ASZ6&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Scott+Anderson+Lawrence+in+Arabia%3A+War%2C+Deceit%2C+Imperial+Folly+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704392937&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=scott+anderson+lawrence+in+arabia+war%2C+deceit%2C+imperial+folly+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C275&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Scott Anderson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jeddah-Old-New-James-BUCHAN\/dp\/0905743644\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HM3MDG4G8I21&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+James+Buchan+Jeddah+Old+and+New+Hardcover&amp;qid=1704396055&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=james+buchan+jeddah+old+and+new+hardcover+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C420&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Jeddah Old and New Hardcover<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Buchan <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Travel-guide-Arabia-Pablo-Narval\/dp\/8413852862\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P8IXWKESWR3W&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Pablo+Narval+Travel+guide%3A+Saudi+Arabia+Paperback&amp;qid=1704396084&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=pablo+narval+travel+guide+saudi+arabia+paperback+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C252&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>Travel guide: Saudi Arabia Paperback<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> Pablo Narval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=saudi-arabia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saudi Arabia blog articles <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"oman\">Oman <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading list<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Arabian-Peninsula-Travel\/dp\/1786574861\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lonely+planet+oman&amp;qid=1704388101&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet, Oman<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lauren Keith, Jade Bremner, Tharik Hussain, Jessica Lee, Josephine Quintero, Jenny Walker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bradt-Travel-Guide-Diana-Darke\/dp\/1784770205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Bradt guide, Oman<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Diana Darke,&nbsp;Tony Walsh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Monsoon-Revolution-Republicans-Historical-Monographs\/dp\/0198783175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Monsoon Revolution Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman, 1965-1976, <\/em><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Abdel Razzaq Takriti<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Middle-East\/dp\/0813350913\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ML6KV1T49616&amp;keywords=A+Concise+History+of+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746094&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+concise+history+of+the+middle+east+%2Cstripbooks%2C387&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> Arthur Goldschmidt Jr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East\/dp\/0465097421\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M2HC4SSCLXZE&amp;keywords=The+Fall+of+the+Ottomans%2C+The+Great+War+in+the+Middle+East%2C&amp;qid=1704746141&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+fall+of+the+ottomans%2C+the+great+war+in+the+middle+east%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C126&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Fall of the Ottomans, The Great War in the Middle East,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Eugene Rogan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Arab-World-Nasser-Shaped\/dp\/069119646X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QJBH2EXEUPO7&amp;keywords=Making+the+Arab+World%21+Nasser%2C+Qutb%2C+and+the+Clash&amp;qid=1704746174&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=making+the+arab+world+nasser%2C+qutb%2C+and+the+clash+%2Cstripbooks%2C361&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Making the Arab World! Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Fawaz A. Gerges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Empires-Faith-Making-Prophet\/dp\/0520340418\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W7P6BX7XVLLN&amp;keywords=Muhammad+and+the+Empires+of+Faith%2C+The+Making+of+the+Prophet+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746207&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+and+the+empires+of+faith%2C+the+making+of+the+prophet+of+islam+%2Cstripbooks%2C120&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, The Making of the Prophet of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Dr. Sean W. Anthony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Crisis-Factory-Resilience\/dp\/1787383040\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QSQZIKT62YO3&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+Crisis+Factory%2C+Tyranny%2C+Resilience+and+Resistance&amp;qid=1704746227&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+crisis+factory%2C+tyranny%2C+resilience+and+resistance%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East Crisis Factory, Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Iyad El-Baghdadi, Ahmed Gatnash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GI49KZBUWIJB&amp;keywords=The+Modern+Middle+East%2C+A+History&amp;qid=1704746252&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+modern+middle+east%2C+a+history%2Cstripbooks%2C122&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Modern Middle East, A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, James L. Gelvin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poisoned-Well-Roger-Hardy\/dp\/1849049548\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BF9EMM5QT1K8&amp;keywords=The+Poisoned+Well%3A+Empire+and+its+Legacy+in+the+Middle+East+%28Short+History%29&amp;qid=1704746283&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+poisoned+well+empire+and+its+legacy+in+the+middle+east+short+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Poisoned Well: Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East (Short History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Hardy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mapping-Middle-East-Zayde-Antrim\/dp\/1780238509\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VOKWSGB5B4E&amp;keywords=Mapping+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746311&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=mapping+the+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C123&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mapping the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zayde Antrim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Generation-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0521747511\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CMT9F3I0A3Q5&amp;keywords=The+Last+Ottoman+Generation+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746339&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+last+ottoman+generation+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C125&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Michael Provence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Endgame-Revolution-Making-1908-1923\/dp\/0143109804\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VEU5ZAAGE287&amp;keywords=The+Ottoman+Endgame%3A+War%2C+Revolution%2C+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+1908-1923&amp;qid=1704746359&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+ottoman+endgame+war%2C+revolution%2C+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+1908-1923%2Cstripbooks%2C121&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sean McMeekin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Handbook-Contemporary-Middle-Eastern-African-Handbooks\/dp\/0199672539\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FXEZA5GKDSAL&amp;keywords=The+Oxford+Handbook+of+Contemporary+Middle-Eastern+and+North+African+History+%28Oxford+Handbooks%29%2C&amp;qid=1704746382&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+oxford+handbook+of+contemporary+middle-eastern+and+north+african+history+oxford+handbooks+%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C127&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History (Oxford Handbooks),<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Jens Hanssen (Editor), Amal N. Ghazal (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucible-Islam-G-W-Bowersock\/dp\/0674057767\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HIR93WPEIXV3&amp;keywords=The+Crucible+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746408&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+crucible+of+islam%2Cstripbooks%2C129&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Crucible of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, G. W. Bowersock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-Teaching-Modern-Goldberg-History\/dp\/0299327604\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q21VFFDUUUYG&amp;keywords=Understanding+and+Teaching+the+Modern+Middle+East+%28The+Harvey+Goldberg+Series+for+Understanding+and+Teaching+History%29&amp;qid=1704746447&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=understanding+and+teaching+the+modern+middle+east+the+harvey+goldberg+series+for+understanding+and+teaching+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C124&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East (The Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Omnia El Shakry (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12JE7QSUT22MM&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Modern+Middle+East+6th+Edition&amp;qid=1704746481&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+modern+middle+east+6th+edition%2Cstripbooks%2C119&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Modern Middle East 6th Edition<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Orientalism-Edward-W-Said\/dp\/039474067X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VFUBH9P2EIA&amp;keywords=Orientalism%2C+by+Edward+W.+Said&amp;qid=1704747187&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=orientalism%2C+by+edward+w.+said%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C228&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Edward W. Said<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Arab-Peoples-Updated\/dp\/0571288014\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WLGF9B43JLCL&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Arab+Peoples%2C+Albert+Hourani&amp;qid=1704747330&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+arab+peoples%2C+albert+hourani+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Arab Peoples<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Albert Hourani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Venture-Islam-Conscience-Civilization-3\/dp\/0226346773\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=UKNCHMIVYN0A&amp;keywords=The+Venture+of+Islam%2C+Marshall+G.+S.+Hodgson&amp;qid=1704747379&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+venture+of+islam%2C+marshall+g.+s.+hodgson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Venture of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Marshall G. S. Hodgson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Arab-Samir-Kassir\/dp\/1844672808\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y65GZC1ZSHH3&amp;keywords=Being+Arab%2C+Samir+Kassir&amp;qid=1704747469&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=being+arab%2C+samir+kassir%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Arab<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Samir Kassir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Islamic-Societies-Ira-Lapidus\/dp\/0521732972\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ICLYHILQ90FS&amp;keywords=A+History+of+Islamic+Societies%2C+Ira+M.+Lapidus&amp;qid=1704747500&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+islamic+societies%2C+ira+m.+lapidus+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C236&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Islamic Societies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ira M. Lapidus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/State-Politics-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0415297141\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FRYXII8SFJCT&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+State%2C+Power+and+Politics+in+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+Roger+Owen&amp;qid=1704747531&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=state%2C+power+and+politics+in+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+roger+owen%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C289&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Owen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Over-Stating-Arab-State-Politics-Society\/dp\/1850438285\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IUH2NPTE5M4J&amp;keywords=Over-Stating+the+Arab+State%2C+Nazih+N.+Ayubi&amp;qid=1704747571&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=over-stating+the+arab+state%2C+nazih+n.+ayubi%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C225&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Over-Stating the Arab State<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Nazih N. Ayubi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/international-politics-Middle-East-International\/dp\/0719095255\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OG635W3S9BAC&amp;keywords=The+International+Politics+of+the+Middle+East%2C+by+Raymond+A.+Hinnebusch&amp;qid=1704747603&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+international+politics+of+the+middle+east%2C+by+raymond+a.+hinnebusch%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C243&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The International Politics of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Raymond A. Hinnebusch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation\/dp\/0805068848\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21QAVB15FO4G1&amp;keywords=A+Peace+to+End+All+Peace%3A+The+Fall+of+the+Ottoman+Empire+and+the+Creation+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+David+Fromkin&amp;qid=1704747668&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+peace+to+end+all+peace+the+fall+of+the+ottoman+empire+and+the+creation+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+david+fromkin%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C250&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, David Fromkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muqaddimah-Introduction-History-Bollingen\/dp\/B005Q5UV6M\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IM49TMJW78J8&amp;keywords=The+Muqaddimah%3A+An+Introduction+to+History%2C+Ibn+Khaldun&amp;qid=1704747713&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+muqaddimah+an+introduction+to+history%2C+ibn+khaldun%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C260&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ibn Khaldun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Contending-Visions-Middle-East-Contemporary\/dp\/0521133076\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3POESSS3XC2XB&amp;keywords=Contending+Visions+of+the+Middle+East%3A+The+History+and+Politics+of+Orientalism%2C+Zachary+Lockman&amp;qid=1704747814&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=contending+visions+of+the+middle+east+the+history+and+politics+of+orientalism%2C+zachary+lockman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zachary Lockman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Water-Sand-Environmental-Histories-Middle\/dp\/0199768668\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3T44D7DH0G707&amp;keywords=Water+on+Sand%3A+Environmental+Histories+Of+The+Middle+East+And+North+Africa%2C+Alan+Mikhail&amp;qid=1704747854&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=water+on+sand+environmental+histories+of+the+middle+east+and+north+africa%2C+alan+mikhail%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Water on Sand: Environmental Histories Of The Middle East And North Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Alan Mikhail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Political-Economy-Middle-East\/dp\/0813349389\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1453JMZG0D7T9&amp;keywords=A+Political+Economy+of+the+Middle+East%2C+Melani+Cammett%3B+Ishac+Diwan%3B+Alan+Richards&amp;qid=1704747894&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+political+economy+of+the+middle+east%2C+melani+cammett+ishac+diwan+alan+richards%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C248&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Political Economy of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, Alan Richards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Prophet-Statesman-Galaxy-Books\/dp\/0198810784\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MD1PASYV9P1&amp;keywords=Muhammad%3A+Prophet+and+Statesman%2C+Montgomery+Watt&amp;qid=1704747947&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+prophet+and+statesman%2C+montgomery+watt+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C233&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Montgomery Watt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Formation-Islam-Religion-Society-600-1800\/dp\/0521588138\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZ64EP12QJ6M&amp;keywords=The+Formation+of+Islam%3A+Religion+and+Society+in+the+Near+East%2C+600-1800%2C+Jonathan+P.+Berkey&amp;qid=1704747978&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+formation+of+islam+religion+and+society+in+the+near+east%2C+600-1800%2C+jonathan+p.+berkey%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jonathan P. Berkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/West-Stole-Democracy-Arabs-Liberal-Islamic\/dp\/B088VVHWQ5\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VIGSEEMNP8OC&amp;keywords=How+the+West+Stole+Democracy+from+the+Arabs%2C+Elizabeth+F.+Thompson&amp;qid=1704748013&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=how+the+west+stole+democracy+from+the+arabs%2C+elizabeth+f.+thompson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Elizabeth F. Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Islamic-Science-European-Renaissance-Transformations\/dp\/0262516152\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S7FURJ6BTBYY&amp;keywords=Islamic+Science+and+the+Making+of+the+European+Renaissance&amp;qid=1704748055&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=islamic+science+and+the+making+of+the+european+renaissance%2Caudible%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, George Saliba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Islam-Understanding-Library-Studies\/dp\/1848850700\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1910VWGVRJUGD&amp;keywords=Beyond+Islam+Sami+Zubaida&amp;qid=1704748220&amp;sprefix=beyond+islam+sami+zubaida%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Beyond Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sami Zubaida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-1700-1922-Approaches-European-History\/dp\/0521547822\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YSQ1MPAK0UG5&amp;keywords=The+Ottoman+Empire%2C+1700-1922%2C+Donald+Quataert&amp;qid=1704748260&amp;sprefix=the+ottoman+empire%2C+1700-1922%2C+donald+quataert%2Caps%2C243&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Donald Quataert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arab-Nationalism-Twentieth-Century-twenty-first-century\/dp\/0691169152\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2I40RNHBJJBYB&amp;keywords=Arab+Nationalism+in+the+Twentieth+Century%3A+From+Triumph+to+Despair%2C+Adeed+Dawisha&amp;qid=1704748288&amp;sprefix=arab+nationalism+in+the+twentieth+century+from+triumph+to+despair%2C+adeed+dawisha%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: From Triumph to Despair<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Adeed Dawisha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Modern-Middle-East-Nationalism-ebook\/dp\/B00PCZ0H4W\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OHLAR11CGJZ8&amp;keywords=Being+Modern+in+the+Middle+East%3A+Revolution%2C+Nationalism%2C+Colonialism%2C+and+the+Arab+Middle+Class%2C+Keith+David+Watenpaugh&amp;qid=1704748322&amp;sprefix=being+modern+in+the+middle+east+revolution%2C+nationalism%2C+colonialism%2C+and+the+arab+middle+class%2C+keith+david+watenpaugh%2Caps%2C227&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Modern in the Middle East: Revolution, Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Arab Middle Class<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Keith David Watenpaugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Making-Modern-World-ebook\/dp\/B074G25GHF\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GCGEL4WTDSTR&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+World%2C+Cyrus+Schayegh&amp;qid=1704748354&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+and+the+making+of+the+modern+world%2C+cyrus+schayegh%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East and the Making of the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Cyrus Schayegh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arab-State-Neo-Liberal-Globalization-Restructuring-ebook\/dp\/B0B5FK4T7Z\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=301TO8ZKS6JZT&amp;keywords=The+Arab+State+and+Neo-Liberal+Globalization%3A+The+Restructuring+of+State+Power+in+the+Middle+East%2C+Laura+Guazzone%2C+Daniela+Pioppi&amp;qid=1704748394&amp;sprefix=the+arab+state+and+neo-liberal+globalization+the+restructuring+of+state+power+in+the+middle+east%2C+laura+guazzone%2C+daniela+pioppi%2Caps%2C265&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Restructuring of State Power in the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Laura Guazzone, Daniela Pioppi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/1509890939\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SECYXWSN1IEH&amp;keywords=The+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%3A+A+Personal+History&amp;qid=1704909825&amp;sprefix=the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east+a+personal+history%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jeremy Bowen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=oman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oman blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uea\">UAE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Modern-Gulf-States-Emirates\/dp\/0863722296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Making of the Modern Gulf States: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em><\/strong> Rosemary Said Zahlan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Family-Absolutism-Revolution-Monarchies\/dp\/0791441687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>All in the Family<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em><\/strong> Michael Herb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rough-Guide-Dubai-Travel-Guides-ebook\/dp\/B07Y8W2RHM\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35CLYATYFOKI5&amp;keywords=Travel+Guide+to+the+United+Arab+Emirates+-+Rough+Guides&amp;qid=1704398800&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=travel+guide+to+the+united+arab+emirates+-+rough+guides%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C381&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Travel Guide to the United Arab Emirates<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Rough Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Dubai-Dhabi-Travel\/dp\/1787018199\/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1704399059&amp;refinements=p_n_feature_fourteen_browse-bin%3A5483157011&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>United Arab Emirates travel<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em><\/strong> Lonely Planet | Middle East<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Concise-History-Middle-East\/dp\/0813350913\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ML6KV1T49616&amp;keywords=A+Concise+History+of+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746094&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+concise+history+of+the+middle+east+%2Cstripbooks%2C387&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Concise History of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> Arthur Goldschmidt Jr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fall-Ottomans-Great-Middle-East\/dp\/0465097421\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M2HC4SSCLXZE&amp;keywords=The+Fall+of+the+Ottomans%2C+The+Great+War+in+the+Middle+East%2C&amp;qid=1704746141&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+fall+of+the+ottomans%2C+the+great+war+in+the+middle+east%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C126&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Fall of the Ottomans, The Great War in the Middle East,<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Eugene Rogan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-Arab-World-Nasser-Shaped\/dp\/069119646X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QJBH2EXEUPO7&amp;keywords=Making+the+Arab+World%21+Nasser%2C+Qutb%2C+and+the+Clash&amp;qid=1704746174&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=making+the+arab+world+nasser%2C+qutb%2C+and+the+clash+%2Cstripbooks%2C361&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Making the Arab World! Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Fawaz A. Gerges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Empires-Faith-Making-Prophet\/dp\/0520340418\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W7P6BX7XVLLN&amp;keywords=Muhammad+and+the+Empires+of+Faith%2C+The+Making+of+the+Prophet+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746207&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+and+the+empires+of+faith%2C+the+making+of+the+prophet+of+islam+%2Cstripbooks%2C120&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, The Making of the Prophet of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Dr. Sean W. Anthony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Middle-East-Crisis-Factory-Resilience\/dp\/1787383040\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QSQZIKT62YO3&amp;keywords=The+Middle+East+Crisis+Factory%2C+Tyranny%2C+Resilience+and+Resistance&amp;qid=1704746227&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+middle+east+crisis+factory%2C+tyranny%2C+resilience+and+resistance%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Middle East Crisis Factory, Tyranny, Resilience and Resistance<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Iyad El-Baghdadi, Ahmed Gatnash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GI49KZBUWIJB&amp;keywords=The+Modern+Middle+East%2C+A+History&amp;qid=1704746252&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+modern+middle+east%2C+a+history%2Cstripbooks%2C122&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Modern Middle East, A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, James L. Gelvin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poisoned-Well-Roger-Hardy\/dp\/1849049548\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BF9EMM5QT1K8&amp;keywords=The+Poisoned+Well%3A+Empire+and+its+Legacy+in+the+Middle+East+%28Short+History%29&amp;qid=1704746283&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+poisoned+well+empire+and+its+legacy+in+the+middle+east+short+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C131&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Poisoned Well: Empire and its Legacy in the Middle East (Short History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Hardy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mapping-Middle-East-Zayde-Antrim\/dp\/1780238509\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VOKWSGB5B4E&amp;keywords=Mapping+the+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746311&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=mapping+the+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C123&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mapping the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zayde Antrim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Generation-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0521747511\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CMT9F3I0A3Q5&amp;keywords=The+Last+Ottoman+Generation+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East&amp;qid=1704746339&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+last+ottoman+generation+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2Cstripbooks%2C125&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Michael Provence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ottoman-Endgame-Revolution-Making-1908-1923\/dp\/0143109804\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VEU5ZAAGE287&amp;keywords=The+Ottoman+Endgame%3A+War%2C+Revolution%2C+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+1908-1923&amp;qid=1704746359&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+ottoman+endgame+war%2C+revolution%2C+and+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+1908-1923%2Cstripbooks%2C121&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Sean McMeekin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Handbook-Contemporary-Middle-Eastern-African-Handbooks\/dp\/0199672539\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FXEZA5GKDSAL&amp;keywords=The+Oxford+Handbook+of+Contemporary+Middle-Eastern+and+North+African+History+%28Oxford+Handbooks%29%2C&amp;qid=1704746382&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+oxford+handbook+of+contemporary+middle-eastern+and+north+african+history+oxford+handbooks+%2C+%2Cstripbooks%2C127&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History (Oxford Handbooks),<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Jens Hanssen (Editor), Amal N. Ghazal (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crucible-Islam-G-W-Bowersock\/dp\/0674057767\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HIR93WPEIXV3&amp;keywords=The+Crucible+of+Islam&amp;qid=1704746408&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+crucible+of+islam%2Cstripbooks%2C129&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Crucible of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, G. W. Bowersock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-Teaching-Modern-Goldberg-History\/dp\/0299327604\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q21VFFDUUUYG&amp;keywords=Understanding+and+Teaching+the+Modern+Middle+East+%28The+Harvey+Goldberg+Series+for+Understanding+and+Teaching+History%29&amp;qid=1704746447&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=understanding+and+teaching+the+modern+middle+east+the+harvey+goldberg+series+for+understanding+and+teaching+history+%2Cstripbooks%2C124&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding and Teaching the Modern Middle East (The Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching History)<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Omnia El Shakry (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Modern-Middle-East\/dp\/081334980X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12JE7QSUT22MM&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Modern+Middle+East+6th+Edition&amp;qid=1704746481&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+modern+middle+east+6th+edition%2Cstripbooks%2C119&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Modern Middle East 6th Edition<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Orientalism-Edward-W-Said\/dp\/039474067X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22VFUBH9P2EIA&amp;keywords=Orientalism%2C+by+Edward+W.+Said&amp;qid=1704747187&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=orientalism%2C+by+edward+w.+said%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C228&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Edward W. Said<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Arab-Peoples-Updated\/dp\/0571288014\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WLGF9B43JLCL&amp;keywords=A+History+of+the+Arab+Peoples%2C+Albert+Hourani&amp;qid=1704747330&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+the+arab+peoples%2C+albert+hourani+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of the Arab Peoples<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Albert Hourani<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Venture-Islam-Conscience-Civilization-3\/dp\/0226346773\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=UKNCHMIVYN0A&amp;keywords=The+Venture+of+Islam%2C+Marshall+G.+S.+Hodgson&amp;qid=1704747379&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+venture+of+islam%2C+marshall+g.+s.+hodgson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Venture of Islam<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Marshall G. S. Hodgson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Being-Arab-Samir-Kassir\/dp\/1844672808\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y65GZC1ZSHH3&amp;keywords=Being+Arab%2C+Samir+Kassir&amp;qid=1704747469&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=being+arab%2C+samir+kassir%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Being Arab<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Samir Kassir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Islamic-Societies-Ira-Lapidus\/dp\/0521732972\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ICLYHILQ90FS&amp;keywords=A+History+of+Islamic+Societies%2C+Ira+M.+Lapidus&amp;qid=1704747500&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+islamic+societies%2C+ira+m.+lapidus+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C236&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A History of Islamic Societies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ira M. Lapidus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/State-Politics-Making-Modern-Middle\/dp\/0415297141\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FRYXII8SFJCT&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+State%2C+Power+and+Politics+in+the+Making+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+Roger+Owen&amp;qid=1704747531&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=state%2C+power+and+politics+in+the+making+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+roger+owen%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C289&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roger Owen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Over-Stating-Arab-State-Politics-Society\/dp\/1850438285\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IUH2NPTE5M4J&amp;keywords=Over-Stating+the+Arab+State%2C+Nazih+N.+Ayubi&amp;qid=1704747571&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=over-stating+the+arab+state%2C+nazih+n.+ayubi%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C225&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Over-Stating the Arab State<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Nazih N. Ayubi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/international-politics-Middle-East-International\/dp\/0719095255\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OG635W3S9BAC&amp;keywords=The+International+Politics+of+the+Middle+East%2C+by+Raymond+A.+Hinnebusch&amp;qid=1704747603&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+international+politics+of+the+middle+east%2C+by+raymond+a.+hinnebusch%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C243&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The International Politics of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Raymond A. Hinnebusch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation\/dp\/0805068848\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21QAVB15FO4G1&amp;keywords=A+Peace+to+End+All+Peace%3A+The+Fall+of+the+Ottoman+Empire+and+the+Creation+of+the+Modern+Middle+East%2C+David+Fromkin&amp;qid=1704747668&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+peace+to+end+all+peace+the+fall+of+the+ottoman+empire+and+the+creation+of+the+modern+middle+east%2C+david+fromkin%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C250&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, David Fromkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muqaddimah-Introduction-History-Bollingen\/dp\/B005Q5UV6M\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IM49TMJW78J8&amp;keywords=The+Muqaddimah%3A+An+Introduction+to+History%2C+Ibn+Khaldun&amp;qid=1704747713&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+muqaddimah+an+introduction+to+history%2C+ibn+khaldun%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C260&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Ibn Khaldun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Contending-Visions-Middle-East-Contemporary\/dp\/0521133076\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3POESSS3XC2XB&amp;keywords=Contending+Visions+of+the+Middle+East%3A+The+History+and+Politics+of+Orientalism%2C+Zachary+Lockman&amp;qid=1704747814&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=contending+visions+of+the+middle+east+the+history+and+politics+of+orientalism%2C+zachary+lockman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Zachary Lockman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Water-Sand-Environmental-Histories-Middle\/dp\/0199768668\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3T44D7DH0G707&amp;keywords=Water+on+Sand%3A+Environmental+Histories+Of+The+Middle+East+And+North+Africa%2C+Alan+Mikhail&amp;qid=1704747854&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=water+on+sand+environmental+histories+of+the+middle+east+and+north+africa%2C+alan+mikhail%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C242&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Water on Sand: Environmental Histories Of The Middle East And North Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Alan Mikhail<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Political-Economy-Middle-East\/dp\/0813349389\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1453JMZG0D7T9&amp;keywords=A+Political+Economy+of+the+Middle+East%2C+Melani+Cammett%3B+Ishac+Diwan%3B+Alan+Richards&amp;qid=1704747894&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+political+economy+of+the+middle+east%2C+melani+cammett+ishac+diwan+alan+richards%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C248&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Political Economy of the Middle East<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Melani Cammett, Ishac Diwan, Alan Richards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Muhammad-Prophet-Statesman-Galaxy-Books\/dp\/0198810784\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MD1PASYV9P1&amp;keywords=Muhammad%3A+Prophet+and+Statesman%2C+Montgomery+Watt&amp;qid=1704747947&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=muhammad+prophet+and+statesman%2C+montgomery+watt+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C233&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Montgomery Watt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Formation-Islam-Religion-Society-600-1800\/dp\/0521588138\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZ64EP12QJ6M&amp;keywords=The+Formation+of+Islam%3A+Religion+and+Society+in+the+Near+East%2C+600-1800%2C+Jonathan+P.+Berkey&amp;qid=1704747978&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+formation+of+islam+religion+and+society+in+the+near+east%2C+600-1800%2C+jonathan+p.+berkey%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Jonathan P. Berkey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/West-Stole-Democracy-Arabs-Liberal-Islamic\/dp\/B088VVHWQ5\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VIGSEEMNP8OC&amp;keywords=How+the+West+Stole+Democracy+from+the+Arabs%2C+Elizabeth+F.+Thompson&amp;qid=1704748013&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=how+the+west+stole+democracy+from+the+arabs%2C+elizabeth+f.+thompson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C241&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Elizabeth F. 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Photo credit: Annie Lucas\"\n  height=\"1440\"\n  width=\"1920\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Buraydah camel market, Saudi Arabia.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Annie Lucas<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Nakhal-Fort-in-Oman-Credit-Desert-Adventures-1620x1080.jpg 1620w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Nakhal Fort in Oman. Photo credit: Desert Adventures\"\n  height=\"1280\"\n  width=\"1920\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Nakhal Fort in Oman. Photo credit: Desert Adventures<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mongolia, China, Tibet, Taiwan and South Korea<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mongolia\">Mongolia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading list<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Genghis-Khan-Making-Modern-World\/dp\/0609809644\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16A8GEXNG3MCW&amp;keywords=Jack+Weatherford+Genghis+Khan+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+World&amp;qid=1704356247&amp;sprefix=jack+weatherford+genghis+khan+and+the+making+of+the+modern+world%2Caps%2C354&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jack Weatherford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trail-Genghis-Khan-Journey-Through\/dp\/1608194469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>On the Trail of Genghis Khan<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Tim Cope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Modern-Mongolia-Reclaiming-Genghis-Khan\/dp\/092417191X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AQ2FGJYJS00Q&amp;keywords=Paula+Sabloff+%28Editor%29+Modern+Mongolia%2C+Reclaiming+Genghis+Khan&amp;qid=1704356372&amp;sprefix=paula+sabloff+editor+modern+mongolia%2C+reclaiming+genghis+khan%2Caps%2C268&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Modern Mongolia, Reclaiming Genghis Khan<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Paula Sabloff (Editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Mongolian-Phrasebook-Dictionary-Paperback\/dp\/B00ZVO3RCS\/ref=sr_1_10?crid=2ER10A4LM29Z4&amp;keywords=J.+Bat-Ireediu+Lonely+Planet+Mongolian+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704356410&amp;sprefix=j.+bat-ireediu+lonely+planet+mongolian+phrasebook%2Caps%2C323&amp;sr=8-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Mongolian Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>J. Bat-Ireediu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongolia-Empire-Eternal-Odyssey-Guides\/dp\/9622178081\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=JWF86MM59UVC&amp;keywords=%E2%80%A2+Odyssey+Guide+Mongolia%2C+Carl+Robinson&amp;qid=1704484863&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=odyssey+guide+mongolia%2C+carl+robinson%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C231&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Odyssey Guide Mongolia,<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>Carl Robinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongolia-Road-English-German-Russian\/dp\/9638680881\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GTM19B77D5DK&amp;keywords=Gizi+Map+Mongolia+Map&amp;qid=1704356700&amp;sprefix=gizi+map+mongolia+map%2Caps%2C248&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mongolia Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Gizi Map<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongolia-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857337174\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DY51NB05PL5W&amp;keywords=Alan+Sanders+Culture+Smart%21+Mongolia&amp;qid=1704356740&amp;sprefix=alan+sanders+culture+smart+mongolia%2Caps%2C251&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Mongolia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Alan Sanders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Moving-Seasons-Portrait-Mongolian-Family\/dp\/0989018709\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XFGBUDH37YUT&amp;keywords=Liza+Carter+Moving+With+The+Seasons&amp;qid=1704356765&amp;sprefix=liza+carter+moving+with+the+seasons%2Caps%2C260&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Moving With The Seasons<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Liza Carter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Genghis-Khan-Quest-God-Conqueror\/dp\/0735221154\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XMMJ55M2OG3R&amp;keywords=Jack+Weatherford+Genghis+Khan+and+the+Quest+for+God&amp;qid=1704356816&amp;sprefix=jack+weatherford+genghis+khan+and+the+quest+for+god%2Caps%2C281&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Genghis Khan and the Quest for God<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jack Weatherford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hunting-Eagles-Realm-Mongolian-Kazakhs\/dp\/1858946433\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UTZWHDXF7LDM&amp;keywords=Palani+Mohan+Hunting+With+Eagles&amp;qid=1704356856&amp;sprefix=palani+mohan+hunting+with+eagles%2Caps%2C261&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Hunting With Eagles<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Palani Mohan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongols-Very-Short-Introduction\/dp\/019984089X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27O16OXR59JQE&amp;keywords=Morris+Rossabi+The+Mongols%2C+A+Very+Short+Introduction&amp;qid=1704356892&amp;sprefix=morris+rossabi+the+mongols%2C+a+very+short+introduction%2Caps%2C294&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Mongols, A Very Short Introduction<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Morris Rossabi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Genghis-Khan-Conquests-Empire-Legacy\/dp\/0306825171\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PRP928VOG2EL&amp;keywords=Frank+McLynn+Genghis+Khan%2C+His+Conquests%2C+His+Empire%2C+His+Legacy&amp;qid=1704356928&amp;sprefix=frank+mclynn+genghis+khan%2C+his+conquests%2C+his+empire%2C+his+legacy%2Caps%2C260&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Genghis Khan, His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Frank McLynn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wild-East-Travels-New-Mongolia\/dp\/1550224344\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HQXJ58LW7TXH&amp;keywords=Jill+Lawless+Wild+East%2C+The+New+Mongolia&amp;qid=1704356968&amp;sprefix=jill+lawless+wild+east%2C+the+new+mongolia%2Caps%2C295&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Wild East, The New Mongolia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jill Lawless<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongolian-Folktales-Hilary-Roe-Metternich\/dp\/0937321060\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=APB8UMZIWEZK&amp;keywords=Hilary+Roe+Metternich+Mongolian+Folktales&amp;qid=1704357005&amp;sprefix=hilary+roe+metternich+mongolian+folktales%2Caps%2C289&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mongolian Folktales<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hilary Roe Metternich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blue-Sky-Galsan-Tschinag\/dp\/1571310649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Blue Sky<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Galsan Tschinag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/-\/en\/Galsan-Tschinag\/dp\/157131072X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The White Mountain<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Galsan Tschinag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dinosaurs-Flaming-Cliff-Michael-Novacek\/dp\/0385477759\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SNV5NUAHXQW0&amp;keywords=Michael+Novacek+Dinosaurs+of+the+Flaming+Cliffs&amp;qid=1704357205&amp;sprefix=michael+novacek+dinosaurs+of+the+flaming+cliffs%2Caps%2C248&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Michael Novacek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Birds-Mongolia-Princeton-Field-Guides\/dp\/0691138826\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31UB14VWYCT3L&amp;keywords=Sundev+Gombobaatar+Birds+of+Mongolia&amp;qid=1704357245&amp;sprefix=sundev+gombobaatar+birds+of+mongolia%2Caps%2C260&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Birds of Mongolia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Gombobaatar Sundev,&nbsp;Christopher W. Leahy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Young-Mongols-Forging-Democracy-Wild\/dp\/9814882267\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=356FAYU3SV6TH&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OVIs3JJiLGQ_bQc55g2icNVIM5ce4b7hFaE1OJpnMH9bqcoMyuX8mREOhEAK767A0A1L3VWtTerL4TehXDCgRw.yr9IgKIMWyQxI_JGV5quUHjjKnbP-MWAPTaOy3s77xA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Young+Mongols%3A+Forging+Democracy+in+the+Wild%2C+Wild+East&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768245982&amp;sprefix=young+mongols+forging+democracy+in+the+wild%2C+wild+east%2Caps%2C266&amp;sr=8-1\">Young Mongols: Forging Democracy in the Wild, Wild East,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Aubrey Menard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Mongolia-Encounter-Peter-Morrow-ebook\/dp\/B08PSRYYQ1\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KQTZO56FBW80&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NLhTJwrH1-eJY6jiPyk7GFtKMj0uSRyXVvo2bWlCxv-MnTVrvMo-_aApCA0aPLtvBN0bXk9N6WPVxzRwVQkA6fEJqQzPBj9Oo2ELzSJSTfsKblOzDA78X5hcI2UiOJGEGXnaeFPnBnG4OOT0N1dzye0_XobY6zVso-0BrStTLsFn4TWgiEOfabUU8Btp3a4N_ihQ7_fNyheIrrtdx4o5rxViV9Th4binbcwDOo_hmjQ.DhyFg2NnHENv7-iDlVFQkTNkMaaslOcF3OhlpJGMPPs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=My+Mongolia%3A+A+Personal+Encounter&amp;qid=1768246133&amp;sprefix=my+mongolia+a+personal+encounter%2Caps%2C169&amp;sr=8-1\">My Mongolia: A Personal Encounter<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>J. Peter Morrow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trail-Ancient-Man-Narrative-Expeditions\/dp\/B0BSM85BWS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36SNZ19BQR748&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ihf-BgWpNk7_bEn5FPz_tQ.WECET9czBI-rouw2vXovKdaiyBT7B8WX8vO0rpHvD5s&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=On+the+Trail+of+Ancient+Man%3A+A+Narrative+of+the+Field+Work+of+the+Central+Asiatic+Expeditions&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768246283&amp;sprefix=on+the+trail+of+ancient+man+a+narrative+of+the+field+work+of+the+central+asiatic+expeditions%2Caps%2C212&amp;sr=8-1\">On the Trail of Ancient Man: A Narrative of the Field Work of the Central Asiatic Expeditions<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Roy Chapman Andrews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Across-Mongolian-Plains-Chapman-Andrews\/dp\/1502898055\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SH2LLXL9I1CW&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.o3fnD9MjjBjInm7JgHehDl3GkwKqK0YDygpeKcMdfr62xV3Q101LKmzNyQYMkSoHmS0nduyZQO1ujADFMAenSA.iEu863CZRdJeiHoep5UrEh-6DfY6SyZw4JH6rB3E2dg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Across+Mongolian+Plains&amp;qid=1768246388&amp;sprefix=across+mongolian+plains%2Caps%2C351&amp;sr=8-1\">Across Mongolian Plains<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Roy Chapman Andrews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Modern-Mongolia-Khans-Commissars-Capitalists\/dp\/0520244192\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7HWE3TSMSPAG&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yoNZyhlBn0zGIn6kvs_54Fl4i_vhu6vwMDjEOtmNzlcpaNkY5o6lspzFNBGc6qjYWjEqfS3VRkUQHns0dzsdkx7RLOGWHFlWi57fOyHFNR2aFVyBnpDPOY12nTWQS9hv6Q6vlOpg6r3zEZlbIZ6ODABPhlUozLn6knRGNldBUQEDEYUNEsktSbapjxRtBDJLELh_Bz4OHRaTs3BMrBQxIA.zgTsN6XD_4Xrp7hHerUs1pWnOkLqi8NAb_zVWU3ucYM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Modern+Mongolia%3A+From+Khans+to+Commissars+to+Capitalists&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768246513&amp;sprefix=modern+mongolia+from+khans+to+commissars+to+capitalists%2Caps%2C240&amp;sr=8-1\">Modern Mongolia: From Khans to Commissars to Capitalists<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Morris Rossabi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Field-Guide-Birds-Mongolia\/dp\/1912081040\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EHVFWB2RL6LX&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dmZIVjnPXByKAElCj2e9qXNBwC6Ww729lOddM71C5dcSevSqKVIkz90yfm-KRsEwN96LLiLIwzKVjBbIX0DnJe0nRsDEzZ_TEecLRpBIUytfOa1CtPnr6BwmwBHx2idtzPmjfy0QiKE7WdMAfUQFguAjb3ptxUAVZYMFlKBHEfQG9-y0prh7yL_hZSWq3uj2S11jN_YI-HyLGPRIZiTWp4QnBCi1p6XfZim8rURhqRo.yPHMrtg9CRNEzUx8xBiqdOmQ7PCF6reCtvjhdW_24FQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=A+Field+Guide+to+the+Birds+of+Mongolia&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768246599&amp;sprefix=a+field+guide+to+the+birds+of+mongolia%2Caps%2C334&amp;sr=8-1\">A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Chris Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Into-Wild-Mongolia-George-Schaller\/dp\/030024617X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17A6UVOGQXF5&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H4a2-CC11Qf4BPx0LvT2C45yFSa_7_uLf5T56d2YzJkQ5qP0oDzDZ8ZgROnEKZVNQumEcg_QxAjqmq2de92WOA1QhgHWKFcTJXifx_4MSgpiClzutCGbeJ-HDatJFd2H5ionujPTUyHwtjI0P8Srsoz0wBMtYaclF4XOCfK2Y58rUQj-SCEhQJUnSo0ZEYQ2uBO8bNTpdhcyPaaMKliWDaZfFwYl4eyfZQiEFjXqY24.2F6EmFW7yThzu5qBhd4gfVYbmJQ4YU6uEkPdWcO1JxA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Into+Wild+Mongolia&amp;qid=1768246744&amp;sprefix=into+wild+mongolia%2Caps%2C401&amp;sr=8-1\">Into Wild Mongolia<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, George B. Schaller<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hunting-Eagles-Realm-Mongolian-Kazakhs\/dp\/1858946433\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2O0NOEXR8I9WT&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3u5HbUH-ykiMtIjhVPS3eg.KQn_phOfrAL1MaFPMOm13xz7GggeTMDYmeISTeJTonM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Hunting+with+Eagles%3A+In+the+Realm+of+the+Mongolian+Kazakhs&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768246842&amp;sprefix=hunting+with+eagles+in+the+realm+of+the+mongolian+kazakhs%2Caps%2C203&amp;sr=8-1\">Hunting with Eagles: In the Realm of the Mongolian Kazakhs<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Palani Mohan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-History-Mongol-Queens-Daughters\/dp\/0307407160\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1695KN003TH2E&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4KmXJCVuEkZvboUPzmRFmJuw2lJfoYaEgaQACjz2xrye7ue7inD5idagnuyALXZvK1z4hrEdu9Pm4eCWKtGk_Ga2JXxNTU1Y5x5VQncD4L26LRK0cv346TEwt67m68Q18pll2rLqtTs-9UvY3cQNULvJTfnbvQaF06yswTyIgh0.aJGhgoIoLHcDeupqlNzoKOEjKRA_AkgAHiZdR7W4O8A&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+Secret+History+of+the+Mongol+Queens%3A+How+the+Daughters+of+Genghis+Khan+Rescued+His+Empire&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768247112&amp;sprefix=the+secret+history+of+the+mongol+queens+how+the+daughters+of+genghis+khan+rescued+his+empire%2Caps%2C213&amp;sr=8-1\">The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Jack Weatherford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-History-Mongols-Origin-Chingis\/dp\/0887272991\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33F945R3BREBL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IvEFN8Rv6a89f6z9Q7eaazd3W-YdroNEOm-Wfi91Zvt6HiJ0qOS9O08wW3MqqnIlCW2q-szHPtPoTJRWBPQClvZEqYB0zRlTz1sdIywfuvx71bYAnY3lcII94jQTv6Ykc-QaIGZhu8t0ANgCsvaN9FAhXctQFRvEvfM2iq6fZEm0UuEkPLM2gNu_iBlJNvcB4cwDpswmuulXiPGjIg1xuc7q6dSwdDFaBCZLwZBUZu8._MS97lBePROIge2Q3Ixk1z-sRK8KsgcaCvsGbbf6IiU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Secret+History+of+the+Mongols%3A+The+Origin+of+Chinggis+Khan&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768247206&amp;sprefix=secret+history+of+the+mongols+the+origin+of+chinggis+khan%2Caps%2C286&amp;sr=8-1\">Secret History of the Mongols: The Origin of Chinggis Khan,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Paul Kahn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mongol-Storm-Breaking-Empires-Medieval\/dp\/B0CCF3T884\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3ET4FOJPVC0XQ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PHynhF8EB8cS3E91LLrqBpMnGvjfoKdVjbqctBhj3zQrINoMpxlNUreMrz8dPPMEhtNkn85I3L5m-BvG9e3wL0DxxZLQnOOohbgMku-hR9f3d8sWda--apEeJb_2MV06Vk7skIRYyDLXA0hj0KKzOGiTMaVZGQvgaAsaggGUGScvoGNgf5G1MgfiEsjFQtm_upMaDy66a6pyoszhUna3BDeAn4LKKXWhCgWRpYbUtsc.pcpENAjMbNS-bR5l02-tfWD5AHfDkN994wNny-FBwZM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+Mongol+Storm%3A+Making+and+Breaking+Empires+in+the+Medieval+Near+East&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768247288&amp;sprefix=the+mongol+storm+making+and+breaking+empires+in+the+medieval+near+east%2Caps%2C173&amp;sr=8-1\">The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Nicholas Morton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Empires-Silk-Road-History-Central\/dp\/B0BRLFHKF2\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23AF6OKYITD3Y&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Nrks1GY7pFRdPSvX8n4E7A.-woVNE6HJpPuDPliithyvw9qnIiYzX1fTCdLKJIUBoA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Empires+of+the+Silk+Road%3A+A+History+of+Central+Eurasia+from+the+Bronze+Age+to+the+Present&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768249259&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=empires+of+the+silk+road+a+history+of+central+eurasia+from+the+bronze+age+to+the+present%2Caudible%2C374&amp;sr=1-1\">Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Christopher I. Beckwith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hearing-Birds-Fly-Louisa-Waugh\/dp\/034911580X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LJA29VJYI4W5&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3tfLTr_yH_Iuaz7ykuIFDBgnu2xnMTsCcIcWTkH_hB51P4_SbW9vz9kxIpCoSHn_p7Fyr_ZA-HSyGBheEb3I__5JcesewVIh_JQlbbha2r1u9dstZXmsyA9_Tb8lrtr4cVH3JBStrDpkP22yEgv9KAYAZW524gh0VyDAsB4nnzcBSk9Zh7XoM8pVMpJMqWmj9dggCbb9LexLy-YV6156KGQnnUH3MCQ5Gk9hbBAfmD0.6IYQrYjxs-FV0dttWrT8tlpm8r_2IwK5OcdlUfnVc_o&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Hearing+Birds+Fly&amp;qid=1768250206&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=hearing+birds+fly%2Caudible%2C662&amp;sr=1-1\">Hearing Birds Fly,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Louisa Waugh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rough-Magic-Riding-Worlds-Loneliest\/dp\/1948226987\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HA85PL6CZGIZ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1h9euPpfbqkyzlWipCKdWDwk51FuJxlEwkLPQEgfWnDGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.vBUwCA1pybm0qBRxTKQdYRn4ZmNiRQkajHOQO-fUaPc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Rough+Magic%3A+Riding+the+World%27s+Loneliest+Horse+Race&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768250312&amp;sprefix=rough+magic+riding+the+world%27s+loneliest+horse+race%2Caps%2C538&amp;sr=8-1\">Rough Magic: Riding the World&#8217;s Loneliest Horse Race,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Lara Prior-Palmer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walking-Gobi-1600-Mile-Across-Despair-ebook\/dp\/B00B1FTNFG\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23T5LIMVLNT7M&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yx9OrRkJpXH_rSUFuhfs4sZjQFmN1-jDDHk_wERxWj4.JzAtmaaOOsnWz-09B5FBnz9TluP2nfRlmBncFa2R4Yk&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Walking+the+Gobi%3A+A+1%2C600-Mile+Trek+Across+a+Desert+of+Hope+and+Despair&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768250424&amp;sprefix=walking+the+gobi+a+1%2C600-mile+trek+across+a+desert+of+hope+and+despair%2Caps%2C214&amp;sr=8-1\">Walking the Gobi: A 1,600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Helen Thayer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Daring-Greatly-Memoir-Mongol-Derby-ebook\/dp\/B0CJZJFF1P\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QTJWRIWH6DX&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.n49sOnd6MICy1QNdpCn2vw.iTMZ9smlbqEACBBj_iz10aeRS6V4gzEDG62PHY_ecVs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Daring+Greatly%3A+A+Memoir+of+the+Mongol+Derby&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768250502&amp;sprefix=daring+greatly+a+memoir+of+the+mongol+derby%2Caps%2C300&amp;sr=8-1\">Daring Greatly: A Memoir of the Mongol Derby,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Bianca Farmas-Griffith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dateline-Mongolia-American-journalist-nomads\/dp\/9881376580\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S7GHEUHNZTM7&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.T_tcG4KILhn51ZhPAwj-zP0tRvcY6wwMfNbCDpfm42z1OQO6z-_N8bjIR5VA7mvSOgz1m3SZLdw0sHaBqzjE46OSWifyP3gMN7AgnKDLQunfz9ztwxudLp8pQmiPdERLOFN702AiMPNhtUmnYsoBQnpntf2OvPHks437Zv063T21JD5W4KiP7OeNo81vlraHD21Wewm7yB_GBIzelflSwtmMGiOgvBdmuMv18KnFuUw.khFmMcLggRIjzOZNVBG-_kyv6w-c6AMwgqHJgZHbCKM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Dateline+Mongolia%3A+An+American+Journalist+in+Nomad%27s+Land&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768250603&amp;sprefix=dateline+mongolia+an+american+journalist+in+nomad%27s+land%2Caps%2C603&amp;sr=8-1\">Dateline Mongolia: An American Journalist in Nomad&#8217;s Land<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Michael Kohn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rowing-Baikal-Sixty-Mongolias-Selenge-ebook\/dp\/B0CW9SL5T5\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GZZ2KM4HZEJK&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3SeOQFquie-YgDiHbnDC1w.rShxG4VgrzjD-IiUjr7Qa1W_IE-NEkFFXXylj6Xhdfc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Rowing+to+Baikal%3A+Sixty+Days+on+Mongolia%27s+Selenge+River&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768250714&amp;sprefix=dateline+mongolia+an+american+journalist+in+nomad%27s+land%2Caps%2C391&amp;sr=8-1\">Rowing to Baikal: Sixty Days on Mongolia&#8217;s Selenge River<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Peter W Fong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=mongolia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mongolia blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"china\">China<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">China reading list<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wild-Swans-Three-Daughters-China\/dp\/0743246985\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AA8LNV3LG62Q&amp;keywords=Jung+Chang+Wild+Swans%2C+Three+Daughters+of+China&amp;qid=1704317922&amp;sprefix=jung+chang+wild+swans%2C+three+daughters+of+china%2Caps%2C454&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Wild Swans, Three Daughters of China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jung Chang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mao-Zedong-Life-Jonathan-Spence\/dp\/0143037722\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10Y9NMSRUMZ04&amp;keywords=Jonathan+Spence+Mao+Zedong&amp;qid=1704317985&amp;sprefix=jonathan+spence+mao+zedong%2Caps%2C272&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Mao Zedong<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jonathan Spence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Road-Journey-Future-Rising\/dp\/0812975243\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T3P1ORWQKAH4&amp;keywords=Rob+Gifford+China+Road&amp;qid=1704318021&amp;sprefix=rob+gifford+china+road%2Caps%2C257&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Rob Gifford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-China\/dp\/1465411828\/ref=sr_1_9?crid=1R7CLOXIY6TY9&amp;keywords=Eyewitness+Guides+Eyewitness+Guide+China&amp;qid=1704318052&amp;sprefix=eyewitness+guides+eyewitness+guide+china%2Caps%2C265&amp;sr=8-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-National-Geographic-Adventure-Maps\/dp\/B01FGMVPZU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China Adventure Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>National Geographic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Culture-essential-customs-culture\/dp\/1857335023\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1NYIJB97NH0RG&amp;keywords=Kathy+Flower+Culture+Smart%21+China&amp;qid=1704318254&amp;sprefix=kathy+flower+culture+smart+china%2Caps%2C282&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kathy Flower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Mandarin-Phrasebook-Dictionary\/dp\/1743216076\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2B2127QJ4QWL9&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Mandarin+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704318362&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+mandarin+phrasebook%2Caps%2C251&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hua-Yuan L. Mowry, Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Age-Ambition-Chasing-Fortune-Truth\/dp\/0374535272\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AM9U8J6PELIW&amp;keywords=Evan+Osnos+Age+of+Ambition&amp;qid=1704318418&amp;sprefix=evan+osnos+age+of+ambition%2Caps%2C266&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Age of Ambition<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Evan Osnos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/zh_TW\/Geremie-R-Barm%C3%A9\/dp\/0674063961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Forbidden City<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Geremie R. Barme, Mary Beard (Editor)<strong> &nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Forbidden-City-Heart-Imperial-Horizons\/dp\/050030078X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Forbidden City, Center of Imperial China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Gilles Beguin, Dominique Morel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-China-Economy-History-Political\/dp\/0809016516\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTLVE0JKEDYD&amp;keywords=John+Bryan+Starr+Understanding+China&amp;qid=1704318673&amp;sprefix=john+bryan+starr+understanding+china%2Caps%2C273&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Bryan Starr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kathy Flower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Beijing-Shanghai\/dp\/1465440046\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=INIIR6ZUX3DE&amp;keywords=Eyewitness+Guides+Eyewitness+Guide+Beijing+and+Shanghai&amp;qid=1704350082&amp;sprefix=eyewitness+guides+eyewitness+guide+beijing+and+shanghai%2Caps%2C311&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide Beijing and Shanghai<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Mandarin-Phrasebook-Dictionary\/dp\/1743216076\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2B2127QJ4QWL9&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Mandarin+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704318362&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+mandarin+phrasebook%2Caps%2C251&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hua-Yuan L. Mowry, Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Ten-Words-Yu-Hua\/dp\/0307739791\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C83GHB21D7H2&amp;keywords=Hua+Yu%2C+Allen+Barr+%28Translator%29+China+in+Ten+Words&amp;qid=1704350138&amp;sprefix=hua+yu%2C+allen+barr+translator+china+in+ten+words%2Caps%2C240&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China in Ten Words<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hua Yu, Allen Barr (Translator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shanghai-Rise-Fall-Decadent-1842-1949\/dp\/0060934816\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6SHWNH07VKUU&amp;keywords=Stella+Dong+Shanghai%2C+The+Rise+and+Fall+of+the+Decadent+City+1842-1949&amp;qid=1704350188&amp;sprefix=stella+dong+shanghai%2C+the+rise+and+fall+of+the+decadent+city+1842-1949%2Caps%2C236&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Shanghai, The Rise and Fall of the Decadent City 1842-1949<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Stella Dong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/zh_TW\/Geremie-R-Barm%C3%A9\/dp\/0674063961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Forbidden City<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Geremie R. Barme, Mary Beard (Editor)<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peoples-Republic-Amnesia-Tiananmen-Revisited\/dp\/0190227915\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LYI9K96NTZS5&amp;keywords=Louisa+Lim+The+People%E2%80%99s+Republic+of+Amnesia%2C+The+Legacy+of+Tiananmen+Square&amp;qid=1704350247&amp;sprefix=louisa+lim+the+people+s+republic+of+amnesia%2C+the+legacy+of+tiananmen+square%2Caps%2C227&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The People\u2019s Republic of Amnesia, The Legacy of Tiananmen Square<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Louisa Lim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Terra-Cotta-Army-China%C2%92s-Emperor\/dp\/030681840X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P0II3BS0ABTT&amp;keywords=John+Man+The+Terra+Cotta+Army%2C+China%E2%80%99s+First+Emperor+and+the+Birth+of+a+Nation&amp;qid=1704350290&amp;sprefix=john+man+the+terra+cotta+army%2C+china+s+first+emperor+and+the+birth+of+a+nation%2Caps%2C267&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Terra Cotta Army, China\u2019s First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Man<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wealth-Power-Chinas-Twenty-first-Century\/dp\/0812976258\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GMHLJ0R0L9B3&amp;keywords=Orville+Schell%2C+John+Delury+Wealth+and+Power%2C+China%E2%80%99s+Long+March+to+the+Twenty-first+Century&amp;qid=1704350332&amp;sprefix=orville+schell%2C+john+delury+wealth+and+power%2C+china+s+long+march+to+the+twenty-first+century%2Caps%2C236&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Wealth and Power, China\u2019s Long March to the Twenty-first Century<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Orville Schell, John Delury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Postcards-Tomorrow-Square-Reports-China\/dp\/0307456242\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HYM6EKH12XDZ&amp;keywords=James+Fallows+Postcards+from+Tomorrow+Square&amp;qid=1704350371&amp;sprefix=james+fallows+postcards+from+tomorrow+square%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Postcards from Tomorrow Square<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Fallows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Oracle-Bones-Journey-Through-China\/dp\/0060826592\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=363O4BVE0TNEF&amp;keywords=Peter+Hessler+Oracle+Bones&amp;qid=1704350404&amp;sprefix=peter+hessler+oracle+bones%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Oracle Bones<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Hessler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Big-Book-Modern-Chinese-Literature\/dp\/0393239489\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6QVVVP5SQLH&amp;keywords=Yunte+Huang+Big+Red+Book+of+Modern+Chinese+Literature&amp;qid=1704350436&amp;sprefix=yunte+huang+big+red+book+of+modern+chinese+literature%2Caps%2C254&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Yunte Huang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chinese-Wildlife-Bradt-Travel-Guide\/dp\/1841622206\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1DRKU4IF6TE3O&amp;keywords=Martin+Walters+Chinese+Wildlife&amp;qid=1704350499&amp;sprefix=martin+walters+chinese+wildlife%2Caps%2C242&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Chinese Wildlife<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Martin Walters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-China-Economy-History-Political\/dp\/0809016516\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTLVE0JKEDYD&amp;keywords=John+Bryan+Starr+Understanding+China&amp;qid=1704318673&amp;sprefix=john+bryan+starr+understanding+china%2Caps%2C273&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>John Bryan Starr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-along-Silk-Road-Second\/dp\/0520280598\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5LD71CV8CX27&amp;keywords=Susan+Whitfield+Life+Along+the+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704357600&amp;sprefix=susan+whitfield+life+along+the+silk+road%2Caps%2C278&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Life Along the Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Susan Whitfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Terra-Cotta-Army-Chinas-Emperor\/dp\/0306817446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Terra Cotta Army, China\u2019s First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Man<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Road-Kashgar-Odyssey-Illustrated\/dp\/9622177611\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LYSSFMJ9KWJ8&amp;keywords=Judy+Bonavia+Odyssey+Guide+The+Silk+Road%2C+Xi%E2%80%99an+to+Kashgar&amp;qid=1704357740&amp;sprefix=judy+bonavia+odyssey+guide+the+silk+road%2C+xi+an+to+kashgar%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Odyssey Guide The Silk Road, Xi\u2019an to Kashgar<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Judy Bonavia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Northwest-China-Map-Gizi\/dp\/0783498160\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2Y7MMHNO9XYE8&amp;keywords=MapLink+Northwest+China+Map&amp;qid=1704357775&amp;sprefix=maplink+northwest+china+map%2Caps%2C366&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Northwest China Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>MapLink<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Northern-China-Nelles-Map-Verlag\/dp\/3865742149\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20DOKT6RW27BU&amp;keywords=Nelles+China+North+Map&amp;qid=1704357825&amp;sprefix=nelles+china+north+map%2Caps%2C264&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China North Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Nelles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ancient-Silk-Road-Odyssey-2011-01-29\/dp\/B01FGKXEHE\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1F19DPFP7L4IO&amp;keywords=Odyssey+Maps+The+Ancient+Silk+Road+Map&amp;qid=1704357875&amp;sprefix=odyssey+maps+the+ancient+silk+road+map%2Caps%2C307&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ancient Silk Road Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Odyssey Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Insight-Guides-Andrew-Forbes\/dp\/1780051166\/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1UAHP2W4MA954&amp;keywords=Insight+Guides+Insight+Guide+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704357914&amp;sprefix=insight+guides+insight+guide+silk+road%2Caps%2C263&amp;sr=8-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Insight Guide Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Insight Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Empires-Silk-Road-History-Central\/dp\/0691150346\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2V9LV1BQ1GHTQ&amp;keywords=Christopher+I.+Beckwith+Empires+of+the+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704357952&amp;sprefix=christopher+i.+beckwith+empires+of+the+silk+road%2Caps%2C285&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Empires of the Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Christopher I. Beckwith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Game-Struggle-Central-Kodansha\/dp\/1568360223\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=W5W81SYFEO6F&amp;keywords=Peter+Hopkirk+The+Great+Game&amp;qid=1704358036&amp;sprefix=peter+hopkirk+the+great+game%2Caps%2C339&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Great Game<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Hopkirk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Road-Thousand-Years-Heart\/dp\/0520243404\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=YBG0RTMLQTDJ&amp;keywords=Frances+Wood+The+Silk+Road%2C+Two+Thousand+Years+in+the+Heart+of+Asia&amp;qid=1704358107&amp;sprefix=frances+wood+the+silk+road%2C+two+thousand+years+in+the+heart+of+asia%2Caps%2C258&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Silk Road, Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Frances Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Terracotta-Army-First-Emperor-China\/dp\/9622176003\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12047ELI89AB1&amp;keywords=William+Lindesay+The+Terracotta+Army+of+the+First+Emperor+of+China&amp;qid=1704358198&amp;sprefix=william+lindesay+the+terracotta+army+of+the+first+emperor+of+china%2Caps%2C271&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>William Lindesay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Elizabeth+Wayland+Barber+The+Mummies+of+Urumchi&amp;crid=NEXNRUF2K2LZ&amp;sprefix=elizabeth+wayland+barber+the+mummies+of+urumchi%2Caps%2C226&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Mummies of Urumchi<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Elizabeth Wayland Barber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Road-Journey-Future-Rising\/dp\/0812975243\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T3P1ORWQKAH4&amp;keywords=Rob+Gifford+China+Road&amp;qid=1704318021&amp;sprefix=rob+gifford+china+road%2Caps%2C257&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Rob Gifford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Emperor-Far-Away-Travels-China\/dp\/1632862492\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UT7FCJ98L445&amp;keywords=David+Eimer+The+Emperor+Far+Away&amp;qid=1704358406&amp;sprefix=david+eimer+the+emperor+far+away%2Caps%2C231&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Emperor Far Away<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David Eimer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Genghis-Khan-Making-Modern-World\/dp\/0609809644\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OGPH3EE2FJYM&amp;keywords=Jack+Weatherford+Genghis+Khan+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+World&amp;qid=1704358464&amp;sprefix=jack+weatherford+genghis+khan+and+the+making+of+the+modern+world%2Caps%2C258&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jack Weatherford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Riding-Iron-Rooster-Train-Through-ebook\/dp\/B005G05SEW\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J4P8RHG3FOUZ&amp;keywords=Riding+the+Iron+Rooster&amp;qid=1704358615&amp;sprefix=riding+the+iron+rooster%2Caps%2C211&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Riding the Iron Rooster<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Paul Theroux<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shadow-Silk-Road-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/0061231770\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=61MDJ3OCR0DA&amp;keywords=Colin+Thubron+Shadow+of+the+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704358676&amp;sprefix=colin+thubron+shadow+of+the+silk+road%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Shadow of the Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Xanadu-Quest-William-Dalrymple\/dp\/0307948889\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ULNACMCR248Q&amp;keywords=William+Dalrymple+In+Xanadu%2C+A+Quest&amp;qid=1704482503&amp;sprefix=william+dalrymple+in+xanadu%2C+a+quest%2Caps%2C365&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Xanadu, A Quest,<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>William Dalrymple<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Silk-Roads-Flavour-Odyssey-Recipes\/dp\/024169437X?crid=L4TTHTFXTNL8&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4QpMVJy-7vuPAXF43RCZ30OWHU6hN6fXBd3r5aZKQkRV1JdZeFz7UkaoTHI2Z6qiefkDZSxTt8nZGeUEsSkwu1tLYvs0WHVGYrmOfeU3hzY5EUR3iI2RbstmQYvYr8CZJqelHGWz0GWaEdqvqrbbQ7WYIj25f9LLXg2FdcW660I2Vaxw4yv772AxPEujlPhNF2_du2UeOtJpwZGkvBuol4FLFA6ljCYy_x52XgN1nY4.Shw9g-oy9mMjTlCxKjHBJojd0IfdcHwxQOfB7JpUEnw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=silk+roads&amp;qid=1759411789&amp;sprefix=silk+roads,aps,224&amp;sr=8-5&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=maximumexposu-21&amp;linkId=082e0080687595fef8a1c5e818695842&amp;language=en_GB&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">Silk Roads: A Flavour Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Anna Ansari<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Eastern China reading list<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Age-Ambition-Chasing-Fortune-Truth\/dp\/0374535272\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AM9U8J6PELIW&amp;keywords=Evan+Osnos+Age+of+Ambition&amp;qid=1704318418&amp;sprefix=evan+osnos+age+of+ambition%2Caps%2C266&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Age of Ambition<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Evan Osnos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Road-Journey-Future-Rising\/dp\/0812975243\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T3P1ORWQKAH4&amp;keywords=Rob+Gifford+China+Road&amp;qid=1704318021&amp;sprefix=rob+gifford+china+road%2Caps%2C257&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Rob Gifford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wild-Swans-Three-Daughters-China\/dp\/0743246985\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AA8LNV3LG62Q&amp;keywords=Jung+Chang+Wild+Swans%2C+Three+Daughters+of+China&amp;qid=1704317922&amp;sprefix=jung+chang+wild+swans%2C+three+daughters+of+china%2Caps%2C454&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Wild Swans, Three Daughters of China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jung Chang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-China-Economy-History-Political\/dp\/0809016516\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTLVE0JKEDYD&amp;keywords=John+Bryan+Starr+Understanding+China&amp;qid=1704318673&amp;sprefix=john+bryan+starr+understanding+china%2Caps%2C273&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Bryan Starr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-China\/dp\/1465411828\/ref=sr_1_9?crid=1R7CLOXIY6TY9&amp;keywords=Eyewitness+Guides+Eyewitness+Guide+China&amp;qid=1704318052&amp;sprefix=eyewitness+guides+eyewitness+guide+china%2Caps%2C265&amp;sr=8-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-National-Geographic-Adventure-Maps\/dp\/B01FGMVPZU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China Adventure Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>National Geographic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Culture-essential-customs-culture\/dp\/1857335023\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1NYIJB97NH0RG&amp;keywords=Kathy+Flower+Culture+Smart%21+China&amp;qid=1704318254&amp;sprefix=kathy+flower+culture+smart+china%2Caps%2C282&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kathy Flower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Beijing-Shanghai\/dp\/1465440046\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=INIIR6ZUX3DE&amp;keywords=Eyewitness+Guides+Eyewitness+Guide+Beijing+and+Shanghai&amp;qid=1704350082&amp;sprefix=eyewitness+guides+eyewitness+guide+beijing+and+shanghai%2Caps%2C311&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide Beijing and Shanghai<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Mandarin-Phrasebook-Dictionary\/dp\/1743216076\/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2B2127QJ4QWL9&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Mandarin+Phrasebook&amp;qid=1704318362&amp;sprefix=lonely+planet+mandarin+phrasebook%2Caps%2C251&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hua-Yuan L. Mowry, Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Ten-Words-Yu-Hua\/dp\/0307739791\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C83GHB21D7H2&amp;keywords=Hua+Yu%2C+Allen+Barr+%28Translator%29+China+in+Ten+Words&amp;qid=1704350138&amp;sprefix=hua+yu%2C+allen+barr+translator+china+in+ten+words%2Caps%2C240&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China in Ten Words<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Hua Yu, Allen Barr (Translator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shanghai-Rise-Fall-Decadent-1842-1949\/dp\/0060934816\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6SHWNH07VKUU&amp;keywords=Stella+Dong+Shanghai%2C+The+Rise+and+Fall+of+the+Decadent+City+1842-1949&amp;qid=1704350188&amp;sprefix=stella+dong+shanghai%2C+the+rise+and+fall+of+the+decadent+city+1842-1949%2Caps%2C236&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Shanghai, The Rise and Fall of the Decadent City 1842-1949<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Stella Dong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/zh_TW\/Geremie-R-Barm%C3%A9\/dp\/0674063961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Forbidden City<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Geremie R. Barme, Mary Beard (Editor)<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peoples-Republic-Amnesia-Tiananmen-Revisited\/dp\/0190227915\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LYI9K96NTZS5&amp;keywords=Louisa+Lim+The+People%E2%80%99s+Republic+of+Amnesia%2C+The+Legacy+of+Tiananmen+Square&amp;qid=1704350247&amp;sprefix=louisa+lim+the+people+s+republic+of+amnesia%2C+the+legacy+of+tiananmen+square%2Caps%2C227&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The People\u2019s Republic of Amnesia, The Legacy of Tiananmen Square<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Louisa Lim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Terra-Cotta-Army-China%C2%92s-Emperor\/dp\/030681840X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3P0II3BS0ABTT&amp;keywords=John+Man+The+Terra+Cotta+Army%2C+China%E2%80%99s+First+Emperor+and+the+Birth+of+a+Nation&amp;qid=1704350290&amp;sprefix=john+man+the+terra+cotta+army%2C+china+s+first+emperor+and+the+birth+of+a+nation%2Caps%2C267&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Terra Cotta Army, China\u2019s First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Man<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wealth-Power-Chinas-Twenty-first-Century\/dp\/0812976258\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GMHLJ0R0L9B3&amp;keywords=Orville+Schell%2C+John+Delury+Wealth+and+Power%2C+China%E2%80%99s+Long+March+to+the+Twenty-first+Century&amp;qid=1704350332&amp;sprefix=orville+schell%2C+john+delury+wealth+and+power%2C+china+s+long+march+to+the+twenty-first+century%2Caps%2C236&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Wealth and Power, China\u2019s Long March to the Twenty-first Century<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Orville Schell, John Delury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Postcards-Tomorrow-Square-Reports-China\/dp\/0307456242\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HYM6EKH12XDZ&amp;keywords=James+Fallows+Postcards+from+Tomorrow+Square&amp;qid=1704350371&amp;sprefix=james+fallows+postcards+from+tomorrow+square%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Postcards from Tomorrow Square<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Fallows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Oracle-Bones-Journey-Through-China\/dp\/0060826592\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=363O4BVE0TNEF&amp;keywords=Peter+Hessler+Oracle+Bones&amp;qid=1704350404&amp;sprefix=peter+hessler+oracle+bones%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Oracle Bones<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Hessler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Big-Book-Modern-Chinese-Literature\/dp\/0393239489\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6QVVVP5SQLH&amp;keywords=Yunte+Huang+Big+Red+Book+of+Modern+Chinese+Literature&amp;qid=1704350436&amp;sprefix=yunte+huang+big+red+book+of+modern+chinese+literature%2Caps%2C254&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Big Red Book of Modern Chinese Literature<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Yunte Huang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chinese-Wildlife-Bradt-Travel-Guide\/dp\/1841622206\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1DRKU4IF6TE3O&amp;keywords=Martin+Walters+Chinese+Wildlife&amp;qid=1704350499&amp;sprefix=martin+walters+chinese+wildlife%2Caps%2C242&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Chinese Wildlife<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Martin Walters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Western China reading list<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Understanding-China-Economy-History-Political\/dp\/0809016516\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTLVE0JKEDYD&amp;keywords=John+Bryan+Starr+Understanding+China&amp;qid=1704318673&amp;sprefix=john+bryan+starr+understanding+china%2Caps%2C273&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Understanding China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>John Bryan Starr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-along-Silk-Road-Second\/dp\/0520280598\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5LD71CV8CX27&amp;keywords=Susan+Whitfield+Life+Along+the+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704357600&amp;sprefix=susan+whitfield+life+along+the+silk+road%2Caps%2C278&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Life Along the Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Susan Whitfield<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Terra-Cotta-Army-Chinas-Emperor\/dp\/0306817446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Terra Cotta Army, China\u2019s First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Man<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Road-Kashgar-Odyssey-Illustrated\/dp\/9622177611\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LYSSFMJ9KWJ8&amp;keywords=Judy+Bonavia+Odyssey+Guide+The+Silk+Road%2C+Xi%E2%80%99an+to+Kashgar&amp;qid=1704357740&amp;sprefix=judy+bonavia+odyssey+guide+the+silk+road%2C+xi+an+to+kashgar%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Odyssey Guide The Silk Road, Xi\u2019an to Kashgar<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Judy Bonavia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Northwest-China-Map-Gizi\/dp\/0783498160\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2Y7MMHNO9XYE8&amp;keywords=MapLink+Northwest+China+Map&amp;qid=1704357775&amp;sprefix=maplink+northwest+china+map%2Caps%2C366&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Northwest China Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>MapLink<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Northern-China-Nelles-Map-Verlag\/dp\/3865742149\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20DOKT6RW27BU&amp;keywords=Nelles+China+North+Map&amp;qid=1704357825&amp;sprefix=nelles+china+north+map%2Caps%2C264&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China North Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Nelles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ancient-Silk-Road-Odyssey-2011-01-29\/dp\/B01FGKXEHE\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1F19DPFP7L4IO&amp;keywords=Odyssey+Maps+The+Ancient+Silk+Road+Map&amp;qid=1704357875&amp;sprefix=odyssey+maps+the+ancient+silk+road+map%2Caps%2C307&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ancient Silk Road Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Odyssey Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Insight-Guides-Andrew-Forbes\/dp\/1780051166\/ref=sr_1_6?crid=1UAHP2W4MA954&amp;keywords=Insight+Guides+Insight+Guide+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704357914&amp;sprefix=insight+guides+insight+guide+silk+road%2Caps%2C263&amp;sr=8-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Insight Guide Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Insight Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Empires-Silk-Road-History-Central\/dp\/0691150346\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2V9LV1BQ1GHTQ&amp;keywords=Christopher+I.+Beckwith+Empires+of+the+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704357952&amp;sprefix=christopher+i.+beckwith+empires+of+the+silk+road%2Caps%2C285&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Empires of the Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Christopher I. Beckwith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Game-Struggle-Central-Kodansha\/dp\/1568360223\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=W5W81SYFEO6F&amp;keywords=Peter+Hopkirk+The+Great+Game&amp;qid=1704358036&amp;sprefix=peter+hopkirk+the+great+game%2Caps%2C339&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Great Game<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Hopkirk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silk-Road-Thousand-Years-Heart\/dp\/0520243404\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=YBG0RTMLQTDJ&amp;keywords=Frances+Wood+The+Silk+Road%2C+Two+Thousand+Years+in+the+Heart+of+Asia&amp;qid=1704358107&amp;sprefix=frances+wood+the+silk+road%2C+two+thousand+years+in+the+heart+of+asia%2Caps%2C258&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Silk Road, Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Frances Wood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Terracotta-Army-First-Emperor-China\/dp\/9622176003\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12047ELI89AB1&amp;keywords=William+Lindesay+The+Terracotta+Army+of+the+First+Emperor+of+China&amp;qid=1704358198&amp;sprefix=william+lindesay+the+terracotta+army+of+the+first+emperor+of+china%2Caps%2C271&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>William Lindesay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Elizabeth+Wayland+Barber+The+Mummies+of+Urumchi&amp;crid=NEXNRUF2K2LZ&amp;sprefix=elizabeth+wayland+barber+the+mummies+of+urumchi%2Caps%2C226&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Mummies of Urumchi<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Elizabeth Wayland Barber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/China-Road-Journey-Future-Rising\/dp\/0812975243\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T3P1ORWQKAH4&amp;keywords=Rob+Gifford+China+Road&amp;qid=1704318021&amp;sprefix=rob+gifford+china+road%2Caps%2C257&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>China Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Rob Gifford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Emperor-Far-Away-Travels-China\/dp\/1632862492\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UT7FCJ98L445&amp;keywords=David+Eimer+The+Emperor+Far+Away&amp;qid=1704358406&amp;sprefix=david+eimer+the+emperor+far+away%2Caps%2C231&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Emperor Far Away<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David Eimer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Genghis-Khan-Making-Modern-World\/dp\/0609809644\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OGPH3EE2FJYM&amp;keywords=Jack+Weatherford+Genghis+Khan+and+the+Making+of+the+Modern+World&amp;qid=1704358464&amp;sprefix=jack+weatherford+genghis+khan+and+the+making+of+the+modern+world%2Caps%2C258&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Jack Weatherford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Riding-Iron-Rooster-Train-Through-ebook\/dp\/B005G05SEW\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J4P8RHG3FOUZ&amp;keywords=Riding+the+Iron+Rooster&amp;qid=1704358615&amp;sprefix=riding+the+iron+rooster%2Caps%2C211&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Riding the Iron Rooster<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Paul Theroux<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Shadow-Silk-Road-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/0061231770\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=61MDJ3OCR0DA&amp;keywords=Colin+Thubron+Shadow+of+the+Silk+Road&amp;qid=1704358676&amp;sprefix=colin+thubron+shadow+of+the+silk+road%2Caps%2C230&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Shadow of the Silk Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Xanadu-Quest-William-Dalrymple\/dp\/0307948889\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ULNACMCR248Q&amp;keywords=William+Dalrymple+In+Xanadu%2C+A+Quest&amp;qid=1704482503&amp;sprefix=william+dalrymple+in+xanadu%2C+a+quest%2Caps%2C365&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Xanadu, A Quest,<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>William Dalrymple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China blog articles <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tibet\">Tibet<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Tibetan-Buddhism-Robert-Thurman\/dp\/0062510517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Essential Tibetan Buddhism<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert Thurman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tibet-2m-road-map-Gizi\/dp\/9630080524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Tibet Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Gizi Map<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Tibetan-Phrasebook-2nd\/dp\/0864423462\"><strong><em>Lonel<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Tibetan-Phrasebook-2nd\/dp\/0864423462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">y<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Tibetan-Phrasebook-2nd\/dp\/0864423462\"><strong><em> Planet Tibetan Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Sandup Tsering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tibet-Unfinished-Lezlee-Brown-Halper\/dp\/0199368368\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Tibet, An Unfinished Story<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lezlee Brown Halper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mountain-Tibet-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/0061768278#:~:text=Colin%20Thubron's%20To%20a%20Mountain,It%20has%20never%20been%20climbed.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>To a Mountain in Tibet<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/My-Journey-Lhasa-Succeeded-Forbidden\/dp\/0060596554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>My Journey to Lhasa<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Alexandra David-Neel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Tibet-Travel-Guide\/dp\/174220046X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Tibet<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Lonely Planet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dragon-Land-Snows-History-Compass\/dp\/0140196153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Dragon in the Land of Snows<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Tsering Shakya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Open-Road-Journey-Fourteenth-Departures\/dp\/0307387550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Open Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Pico Iyer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Snow-Leopard-Penguin-Classics\/dp\/0143105515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Snow Leopard<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Matthiessen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freedom-Exile-Autobiography-Dalai-Lama\/dp\/0060987014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Freedom in Exile, The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Dalai Lama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freedom-Exile-Autobiography-Dalai-Lama\/dp\/0060987014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Seven Years in Tibet<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Heinrich Harrer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exile-Land-Snows-Definitive-Conquest\/dp\/0060977418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Exile from the Land of Snows<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Avedon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Land-Blue-Poppies-Collected-Plant-Hunting\/dp\/0812967399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In the Land of the Blue Poppies<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Frank Kingdon-Ward, Tom Christopher, Jamaica Kincaid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tibetan-Book-Living-Dying-International\/dp\/0062508342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Patrick Gaffney, Andrew Harvey, Sogyal Rinpoche<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tibetan-Folk-Tales-Frederick-Hyde-Chambers\/dp\/1570628920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Tibetan Folk Tales<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Fredrick Hyde-Chambers, Audrey Hyde-Chambers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peaks-Horizon-Two-Journeys-Tibet\/dp\/1619024845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Peaks on the Horizon, Two Journeys in, Tibet<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Charlie Carroll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trespassers-Roof-World-Exploration-Kodansha\/dp\/1568360509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Trespassers on the Roof of the World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Peter Hopkirk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span 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href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taiwan-12ed-Lonely-planet-eng\/dp\/1788688864\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lHhyPR16Ll5pBPO2YfFiq-juTIiFcF4Dq9Cme9ixMwaL9nKLD6ytZmVJOcemzBhj1GuH1mThsqxYwNCdBfYYUR0NbJz_VkuijC4R6N_CnMCNOKimzBtXmvZ_K7Fxl0HptL6k-EBzOGxcx5hoFhn1NEFKAzNELVTsJJJWVHW4hbLm-CZSBkXPeCKO_fyOQKIe0QvqJcywJYTAYXPt14e_nq9I15GqWRCuTbjnvnRqL0s.qs-i-9GKPjW3vZvsfhc6xlZkEjjFyxrDE72xXvokmG4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Lonely+Planet+Taiwan+travel+guide&amp;qid=1768397969&amp;sr=8-1\">Lonely Planet Taiwan travel guide<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Piera Chen and Dinah Gardner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taiwan-Travel-Guide-2025-Companion\/dp\/B0DVC1C9V4\/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._DYLU8LZ8neQMM0N9HiLy0MX4VfyQr55NrYbWzyXR2azUhOFnzwc_oFksR3dB21lFiVc6XCJaAbcOE367nm8i6MjqhR0O55joTXROayPEplG66C_2ke3bK0sigWmKRHhq9N4P3r3yJKwuUuMqqMjVrFS9Q0908qH0-t9OYUH33ic4QMWoK6DRRO0smGnYDBZ4ZgyKakRolRQkeuMwTdIFk6OPkYRgmzeexT_SBOVRHM.xjh-ApRU3jszvtlxsWbWRMrUAXbEbXoCphUoKhlf7WQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Insight+Guides+Taiwan&amp;qid=1768398081&amp;sr=8-2\">Taiwan Travel Guide 2025: The Ultimate Companion for Travelers<\/a><\/em>, <\/strong>Alexa E. Carlson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Two-Trees-Make-Forest-Mountains-ebook\/dp\/B082TTJQR7\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FFQ0VhDWtO4wz39MTjqIaQ.uibLTLXY6r1JQNy6XUHHv-knjytWMIxd4UsRR5f9ZSQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Two+Trees+Make+a+Forest+Taiwan&amp;qid=1768398279&amp;sr=8-1\">Two Trees Make a Forest Taiwan,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Jessica J. Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Forbidden-Nation-History-Jonathan-Manthorpe\/dp\/0230614248\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P8D72K91I800&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.m6zZRDakPs80J1MqOB5q18kGWFExYgo0ekvgn-Mtxp25HPLsOPZXVLIAzlotyZcVSfVuIqOZY8K9twHMqhXT0spdqBKoBM5uSjHj6tZ-GVE.7BsT1SDux7ik72OYbVa9kzcJNojFxQwnfGPo3oyLoWs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Forbidden+Nation%3A+A+History+of+Taiwan&amp;qid=1768398358&amp;sprefix=forbidden+nation+a+history+of+taiwan%2Caps%2C444&amp;sr=8-1\">Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Jonathan Manthorpe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taiwan-Travelogue-Novel-Shuang-zi-Yang\/dp\/1644453150\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KC6CCZ1YX3YN&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.foUVk4gr1PFnmXdn8gULzKe3Y41J9IpxMFN5sWIrUHXnD-b6A43GkD13PoG9gJ1F0QASE-COIKSAu8tycvk6c6y0XOhaX5qOvaZD8Eb-Ga1-oFaJf9WDl9asuXnYYzQv4EYdtxuLsdDNz0Y6Y3B41r0D1qHlC2HcP9m-C-6DTtbojMEzd0FhtBwzJkENtMJKVrGrhjFJtPsgtezo87VlvI-bylVeWNgPS_O2G6TmJuI.Aj70L9pb4zVq9_ij8Duo7vTFXIkwBz0lGnf0yyAFRLo&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Taiwan+Travelogue&amp;qid=1768398557&amp;sprefix=taiwan+travelogue%2Caps%2C657&amp;sr=8-1\">Taiwan Travelogue: A Novel,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Shuang-zi Yang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Made-Taiwan-Recipes-Stories-Cookbook\/dp\/1982198974\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S5IV7LSCY4RU&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z6pruhZh_Cq7CO0ubiZRLD6fSIox5VHc16peu2aSepNbSV_BCraNKN__QgdksUiDPyy9fWcM1pfN0DiHBYfU5MgfkzMHqUy33rPoabDisXL4VU2moMX61r62ZPn7S1INZHEjduC8w0Jx94U9gvoe1nNXjnEX2WFwlnTbq1-ADIRkY5xpZjZ7_iSj5xWJx8FLpwRgToM8TYi0SX1glpgO1PuBORdBFKF-9Xemj5s6yeA.LefkyRQ4Gb_eWMh71jhTBi7tb02__0d-GTcNaulJgXs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Made+in+Taiwan%3A+Recipes+and+Stories+from+the+Island%E2%80%99s+Most+Exciting+Food+Scene&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1768398734&amp;sprefix=made+in+taiwan+recipes+and+stories+from+the+island+s+most+exciting+food+scene+%2Caps%2C387&amp;sr=8-1\">Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation (A Cookbook),<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Clarissa Wei<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Culinary-History-Taipei-Beyond-Biographies-ebook\/dp\/B07HNKQ1SR\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35CSXVXV8SWDC&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WJOoFWYEn7XQVRx778H85CAeDDUyQvft4jY81bWXLZJ6Ntqffxi_mCapgXDVect5CyMeCK-fImVoPm7-LTfCVzOo0cJ2BGX8QGkXP52QlLi6dxntmr6ST1CJ2R6aG9wxBvDSY0B5jqLBJGyNUNRaQ_tyT0sMOTIAOd4_Y_uqUUhRu7zzgTEc91ECIXDEgUyLTrKdHl8gsvrURWMg2UVvJ1gR-4DvcyTflUrPWu6Tu8I.u6OYLJ1zrbBYvCOG4a08eOzY9yf8v53ZC-133RkkSRw&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=A+Culinary+History+of+Taipei&amp;qid=1768398815&amp;sprefix=a+culinary+history+of+taipei%2Caps%2C354&amp;sr=8-1\">A Culinary History of Taipei: Beyond Pork and Ponlai (Big City Food Biographies),<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Katy Hui-wen Hung &amp; Steven Crook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Audible-Taiwan-in-100-Books\/dp\/B09V439V4N\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HBUI82H6N8DA&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Dbbn8bYpkuP9zVrW5lGy9rDdvnCAd99uKe_Sn_xylCz50OOQFie_BunVVx4UcfNds4IjEdsVvy-jNlJBiMG3i9j3HeXsJrsMVOXqVqhMqc3Em5kaiktE7W-ywzjjliyyDlZuJORCKQAYI6zLpeI0g15IdZgcorBxLua34xEgd2S0GXXCyRMo8tdbfbbDe_7z0x6bCbA6LaN_fBG2OV49VHaC7N_CSuYRjqQMOjd1ygk.GdxRr7ZE3Q8wnlaNUGlbogGtcoyLF1-5y-SPM0o_-n4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Taiwan+in+100+Books&amp;qid=1768398986&amp;sprefix=taiwan+in+100+books%2Caps%2C401&amp;sr=8-1\">Taiwan in 100 Books,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> John Grant Ross<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Loving-Taipei-Local-Travel-Taiwan\/dp\/B0CRBG7XMP\/ref=sr_1_9?crid=2WVA1YFE0C8HL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pSSPFgvoDBTaV97EvFMvnw7IwvPUuMM7jcb21h3GuhrztD2Bc_VSp80Fey0jC6C3n2tpbiGIQmKnUYyDCsoWgy9MgiynIDX8scDdgRB3FnhuhuDzx9FVpnDoARCKGM5-rsHgDoBpMsoiMISEiJo-4JTWGzarZWlOYB-Q7qkV31D0SmLrAfxenGJoOq1yQ-QDfO2mIcj8TuzcCQL14Do4sfKoN4aeY0RkGokrdqXjMQo.jysQe1224jd5wbi8p2oT7L-SEsQtgJmuNiAZBNvJy98&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Taiwan&amp;qid=1768399058&amp;s=audible&amp;sprefix=taiwan%2Caudible%2C298&amp;sr=1-9\">Loving Taipei: The Local Travel Guide to Taipei, Taiwan,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Cindy Liu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pail-Oysters-Vern-Sneider\/dp\/191073635X\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=SKKUBCB16688&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TmVqyLmTxqUfyDDS26FuTAFnuPyRtqUgOEYEWi2rIXMbEV6J5jcQjt9ezV_YURAhzMqTUS0NBu1-__biOoN_lYF52i9peCSVOWCY6Ov6O9umQ3PI4e7hdkdSIDA0VE7IXNdK7W5E4_VzMeuwDTc5nhyQNAqEvrcCBPbRYPI9FCFZ93cvJi89FaFqSamPf9J2CDwrFSnwuDloBB5RfLRCZ-24JqEOESFHQUwOiDjxlO0.XwmUdZMIDfMr6xhwYmy12h1M8DLyYwTJDUAtz9adZH0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=A+Pail+of+Oysters+book&amp;qid=1768399473&amp;sprefix=a+pail+of+oysters+book%2Caps%2C216&amp;sr=8-2\">A Pail of Oysters,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> Vern Sneider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"southkorea\" style=\"font-size:28px\">South Korea<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading list<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/3KRThCi\"><strong><em>The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em>Don Oberdorfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/4keLIfD\"><strong><em>The Dawn of Modern Korea<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Andrei Lankov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/13773452-culture-shock-korea\"><strong><em>CultureShock! Korea: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Sonia Vegdahl<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eveu18L\"><strong><em>The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Country is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Euny Hong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/59RUNPL\"><strong><em>The Korean War<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Max Hastings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/deQ5Gm2\"><strong><em>Korea\u2019s Place in the Sun: A Modern History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Bruce Cumings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/gajQR5y\"><strong><em>The Vegetarian<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Han Kang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/fJJojwB\"><strong><em>Korean History in Maps<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Michael D. Shin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/ikaomjb\"><strong><em>Korea: A New History of South and North<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Victor Cha, Ramon Pacheco Pardo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/b90gUgo\"><strong><em>History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean War (Asian Countries)<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Captivating History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/hBzPMm3\"><strong><em>Korea: A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Eugene Y. Park&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/99CZDPZ\"><strong><em>Guide to Korean Culture<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Korean Culture and Information Service&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2FQzpQy\"><strong><em>Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Simon Winchester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/aJUAaBP\"><strong><em>Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Ramon Pacheco Pardo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/6MKNH9o\"><strong><em>Three Tigers, One Mountain<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>,<\/em> Michael Booth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/1F7Xu4a\">Korea: The Impossible Country<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Daniel Tudor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_30afb233832a70163dd58dc52bba0833-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-child-width-1-4@l uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Horsemanship from generation to generation at Mongolia's Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar. 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Photo credit: Andrew Barron\"\n  height=\"1704\"\n  width=\"2272\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n          \n        <\/ul>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"previous\"\n          ><\/a>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"next\"\n        ><\/a>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin\" ><\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      \n  <div id=\"block_30afb233832a70163dd58dc52bba0833-lightbox\" class=\"uk-modal-container xd-components__media-grid-lightbox uk-modal\" uk-modal=\"uk-modal\">\n    <div class=\"uk-modal-dialog uk-modal-body\">\n      <button class=\"uk-modal-close-outside\" type=\"button\" uk-close=\"uk-close\"><\/button>\n      <div id=\"block_30afb233832a70163dd58dc52bba0833-lightbox-slider\" uk-slider=\"uk-slider\">\n        <div class=\"uk-position-relative\">\n          <div class=\"uk-slider-container\">\n            <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1\">\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2008-07-11-at-13-07-28-Helge-Pedersen-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Horsemanship from generation to generation at Mongolia's Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar. Photo credit: Helge Pedersen\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Horsemanship from generation to generation at Mongolia&#8217;s Naadam Festival in Ulaanbaatar. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Helge Pedersen<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CH-Beijing-TempleOfHeaven-1-China-National-Tourist-Office-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CH-Beijing-TempleOfHeaven-1-China-National-Tourist-Office.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CH-Beijing-TempleOfHeaven-1-China-National-Tourist-Office-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CH-Beijing-TempleOfHeaven-1-China-National-Tourist-Office-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CH-Beijing-TempleOfHeaven-1-China-National-Tourist-Office-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/CH-Beijing-TempleOfHeaven-1-China-National-Tourist-Office-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Photo credit: China National Tourist Office\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> China National Tourist Office<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BBL_6287-Russ-Cmolik-Ellen-Cmolik-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BBL_6287-Russ-Cmolik-Ellen-Cmolik.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BBL_6287-Russ-Cmolik-Ellen-Cmolik-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BBL_6287-Russ-Cmolik-Ellen-Cmolik-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BBL_6287-Russ-Cmolik-Ellen-Cmolik-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BBL_6287-Russ-Cmolik-Ellen-Cmolik-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Monks in Lhasa, Tibet. Photo credit: Russ Cmolik &#038; Ellen Cmolik\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Monks in Lhasa, Tibet. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Russ Cmolik &#038; Ellen Cmolik<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron.jpg 2272w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4415-Andrew-Barron-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Ride a camel at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Photo credit: Andrew Barron\"\n  height=\"1704\"\n  width=\"2272\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Ride a camel at the edge of the Taklamakan Desert.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Andrew Barron<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Caucasus &amp; Turkiye<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"southcaucasus\">Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tasting-Georgia-Food-Journey-Caucasus\/dp\/1566560594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tasting Georgia<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Carla Capalbo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kaukasis-Culinary-Journey-through-Azerbaijan\/dp\/1681883031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Kaukasis, A Culinary Journey<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>Olia Hercules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Wine-Odyssey-through-Ancient\/dp\/1612347649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For the Love of Wine<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Alice Feiring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Georgian-Feast-Vibrant-Culture-Republic\/dp\/0520275918\"><strong><em>The<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Georgian-Feast-Vibrant-Culture-Republic\/dp\/0520275918\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Georgian-Feast-Vibrant-Culture-Republic\/dp\/0520275918\"><strong><em>Georgian Feast<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Darra Goldstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Caucasus-Introduction-Thomas-Waal\/dp\/0195399773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Caucasus, An Introduction<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>Thomas De Waal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Georgia-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Country\/dp\/1741044774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia &amp; Azerbaijan<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Noble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Asia-Road-Map-Caucasus-Azerbaijan\/dp\/3850843289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Azerbaijan-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1857335449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! 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Photo credit: Michel Behar\"\n  height=\"847\"\n  width=\"1308\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\"><i>A capella<\/i> singers perform traditional Armenian songs at Geghard Monastery.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Michel Behar<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PeterGuttman-00294_s_r13ajrxlmry0294-800-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PeterGuttman-00294_s_r13ajrxlmry0294-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PeterGuttman-00294_s_r13ajrxlmry0294-800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PeterGuttman-00294_s_r13ajrxlmry0294-800-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PeterGuttman-00294_s_r13ajrxlmry0294-800-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PeterGuttman-00294_s_r13ajrxlmry0294-800-600x399.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"The Flame Towers alight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo credit: Peter Guttman\"\n  height=\"532\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">The Flame Towers alight in Baku, Azerbaijan.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Peter Guttman<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ExploritasTC2010-Martin023-Georgia-bread-MKlimenta-618-pixels-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ExploritasTC2010-Martin023-Georgia-bread-MKlimenta-618-pixels.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ExploritasTC2010-Martin023-Georgia-bread-MKlimenta-618-pixels-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ExploritasTC2010-Martin023-Georgia-bread-MKlimenta-618-pixels-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ExploritasTC2010-Martin023-Georgia-bread-MKlimenta-618-pixels-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Baking fresh bread in a ceramic oven call a tone. Photo: Martin Klimenta\"\n  height=\"464\"\n  width=\"618\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Baking fresh bread in a ceramic oven call a tone.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Martin Klimenta<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0856-Inga-Belova-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Stone steps lead to an ancient mosque in Turkey. Photo credit: Inga Belova\"\n  height=\"1440\"\n  width=\"1920\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Stone steps lead to an ancient mosque in Turkey.<\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Inga Belova<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"westernrussia\">Western Russia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russian-Stories-Pushkin-Penguin-Classics\/dp\/0140448462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Russian Short Stories<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert Chandler<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Cold-War-History-Files\/dp\/0500289581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Cold War<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Michael Hopkins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russia-Culture-Smart-Essential-Customs\/dp\/1787028682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Culture Smart! Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anna King<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Insight-Guides-Russia\/dp\/1780057164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Insight Guide Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Insight Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russia-Map-International-Travel-Maps\/dp\/1553413784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Russia Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>International Travel Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Russian-Phrasebook-2nd\/dp\/0864423071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Russian Phrasebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Jenkin, Inna Zaitseva<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gulag-History-Anne-Applebaum\/dp\/1400034094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Gulag, A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anne Applebaum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Atlas-Russian-History-Martin-Gilbert\/dp\/0195210417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Routledge Atlas of Russian History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Martin Gilbert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lenins-Tomb-Last-Soviet-Empire\/dp\/0679751254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lenin\u2019s Tomb<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David Remnick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Natashas-Dance-Cultural-History-Russia\/dp\/0312421958\"><strong><em>Natasha<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Natashas-Dance-Cultural-History-Russia\/dp\/0312421958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Natashas-Dance-Cultural-History-Russia\/dp\/0312421958\"><strong><em>s Dance, A Cultural History of Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Orlando Figes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Speak-Memory-Autobiography-Vladimir-Nabokov\/dp\/0679723390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Speak, Memory<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Vladimir Nabokov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sunlight-at-Midnight-Bruce-Lincoln\/dp\/0465083242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>W. Bruce Lincoln<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stalin-Court-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore\/dp\/1400076781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Stalin, The Court of the Red Tsar<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Simon Sebag Montefiore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Travels-Siberia-Ian-Frazier\/dp\/0312610602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Travels in Siberia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Ian Frazier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russka-Novel-Russia-Edward-Rutherfurd\/dp\/0345479351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Russka<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Edward Rutherfurd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Catherine-Great-Portrait-Robert-Massie\/dp\/0345408772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Catherine the Great<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert K. Massie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Winter-Queen-Novel-Fandorin-Mystery\/dp\/0812968778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Winter Queen<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Boris Akunin, Andrew Bromfield<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Among-Russians-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/0099459299\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Among the Russians<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peter-Great-World-Modern-Library\/dp\/0679645608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Peter the Great, His Life and World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Robert Massie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=western-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western Russia blog articles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"northcaucasus\">North Caucasus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ghost-Freedom-History-Caucasus\/dp\/0195392396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Ghost of Freedom<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Charles King<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Let-Our-Fame-Be-Great\/dp\/0465029043\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=56Y0IRYRB9WQ&amp;keywords=Oliver+Bullough+Let+Our+Fame+Be+Great&amp;qid=1704389418&amp;sprefix=oliver+bullough+let+our+fame+be+great%2Caps%2C259&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Let Our Fame Be Great<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Oliver Bullough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Small-Corner-Hell-Dispatches-Chechnya\/dp\/0226674339\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31D106MBOOEV9&amp;keywords=Anna+Politkovskaya+A+Small+Corner+of+Hell&amp;qid=1704389903&amp;sprefix=anna+politkovskaya+a+small+corner+of+hell%2Caps%2C457&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Small Corner of Hell<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anna Politkovskaya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hero-Our-Time-Penguin-Classics\/dp\/0143105639\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>A Hero of Our Time<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>Mikhail Lermontov<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bourdieus-Secret-Admirer-Caucasus-World-System\/dp\/0226142833\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LXRVVD45GD5J&amp;keywords=Georgi+M.+Derluguian+Bourdieu%E2%80%99s+Secret+Admirer+In+The+Caucasus%2C+A+World-System+Biography&amp;qid=1704390089&amp;sprefix=georgi+m.+derluguian+bourdieu+s+secret+admirer+in+the+caucasus%2C+a+world-system+biography%2Caps%2C277&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em>Bourdi<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bourdieus-Secret-Admirer-Caucasus-World-System\/dp\/0226142833\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LXRVVD45GD5J&amp;keywords=Georgi+M.+Derluguian+Bourdieu%E2%80%99s+Secret+Admirer+In+The+Caucasus%2C+A+World-System+Biography&amp;qid=1704390089&amp;sprefix=georgi+m.+derluguian+bourdieu+s+secret+admirer+in+the+caucasus%2C+a+world-system+biography%2Caps%2C277&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bourdieus-Secret-Admirer-Caucasus-World-System\/dp\/0226142833\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LXRVVD45GD5J&amp;keywords=Georgi+M.+Derluguian+Bourdieu%E2%80%99s+Secret+Admirer+In+The+Caucasus%2C+A+World-System+Biography&amp;qid=1704390089&amp;sprefix=georgi+m.+derluguian+bourdieu+s+secret+admirer+in+the+caucasus%2C+a+world-system+biography%2Caps%2C277&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em>u\u2019s Secret Admirer In The Caucasus, A World-System Biography<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>Georgi M. Derluguian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Highlanders-Journey-Caucasus-Quest-Memory\/dp\/0374226024\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OYPU9WO4GYI3&amp;keywords=Yo%E2%80%99av+Karny+Highlanders%2C+A+Journey+to+the+Caucasus+in+Quest+of+Memory&amp;qid=1704390126&amp;sprefix=yo+av+karny+highlanders%2C+a+journey+to+the+caucasus+in+quest+of+memory%2Caps%2C327&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Highlanders, A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Yo\u2019av Karny<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Caucasus-Armenia-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Freytag-Berndt\/dp\/3707909735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Freytag &amp; Berndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Georgia-Armenia-Azerbaijan\/dp\/1742207588\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GCVJ4OD15TXT&amp;keywords=John+Noble+Lonely+Planet+Georgia%2C+Armenia+%26+Azerbaijan&amp;qid=1704390480&amp;sprefix=john+noble+lonely+planet+georgia%2C+armenia+%26+azerbaijan%2Caps%2C222&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia &amp; Azerbaijan<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>John Noble<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russias-Steppe-Frontier-Colonial-1500-1800\/dp\/0253217709\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1N4ALGNKIWRCG&amp;keywords=Michael+Khodarkovsky+Russia%E2%80%99s+Steppe+Frontier%2C+The+Making+of+a+Colonial+Empire%2C+1500-1800&amp;qid=1704391051&amp;sprefix=michael+khodarkovsky+russia+s+steppe+frontier%2C+the+making+of+a+colonial+empire%2C+1500-1800%2Caps%2C398&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Russia\u2019s Steppe Frontier, The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Michael Khodarkovsky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Caucasus-Introduction-Thomas-Waal\/dp\/0195399773\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=216BGQ6YZGH2W&amp;keywords=Thomas+De+Waal+The+Caucasus%2C+An+Introduction&amp;qid=1704391087&amp;sprefix=thomas+de+waal+the+caucasus%2C+an+introduction%2Caps%2C337&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Caucasus, An Introduction<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Thomas De Waal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Allahs-Mountains-Battle-Chechnya-Paperbacks\/dp\/1850439796\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GOQUB8V6157Y&amp;keywords=Sebastian+Smith+Allah%E2%80%99s+Mountains%2C+The+Battle+for+Chechnya&amp;qid=1704391123&amp;sprefix=sebastian+smith+allah+s+mountains%2C+the+battle+for+chechnya%2Caps%2C338&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Allah\u2019s Mountains, The Battle for Chechnya<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Sebastian Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chechnya-Diary-Correspondents-Story-Surviving\/dp\/0312268742\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WMYE4EJIP94B&amp;keywords=Thomas+Goltz+Chechnya+Diary&amp;qid=1704391155&amp;sprefix=thomas+goltz+chechnya+diary%2Caps%2C358&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Chechnya Diary<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Thomas Goltz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/New-Tsar-Reign-Vladimir-Putin\/dp\/0307961613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The New Tsar, The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Steven Lee Myers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ali-Nino-Story-Kurban-Paperback\/dp\/B00NPP80A4\/ref=sr_1_11?crid=3470WM3W54LBB&amp;keywords=Kurban+Said%2C+Paul+Theroux+%28Afterword%29+Ali+and+Nino%2C+A+Love+Story&amp;qid=1704391276&amp;sprefix=kurban+said%2C+paul+theroux+afterword+ali+and+nino%2C+a+love+story%2Caps%2C327&amp;sr=8-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Ali and Nino, A Love Story<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kurban Said, Paul Theroux (Afterword)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stories-I-Stole-Wendell-Steavenson\/dp\/080214067X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Stories I Stole, A Journey to Georgia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>,&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong>Wendell Steavenson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gentlemen-Road-Adventure-Michael-Chabon\/dp\/0345502078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Gentlemen of the Road<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Michael Chabon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hadji-Murad-Modern-Library-Classics\/dp\/0812967119\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BUPAPN6CDTCH&amp;keywords=Hadji+Murad&amp;qid=1704391503&amp;sprefix=leo+tolstoy%2C+aylmer+maude+translator+hadji+murad%2Caps%2C246&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Hadji Murad<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Leo Tolstoy, Aylmer Maude (Translator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Blog Articles<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/?filter&amp;b-dest=north-caucasus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Caucasus blog articles <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"siberia-and-the-russian-far-east\">Siberia &amp; the Russian Far East<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reading List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Midnight-Siberia-Train-Journey-Russia\/dp\/0393351874\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16LI0HMLFAX00&amp;keywords=David+Greene+Midnight+in+Siberia%2C+A+Journey+into+the+Heart+of+Russia&amp;qid=1704397084&amp;sprefix=david+greene+midnight+in+siberia%2C+a+journey+into+the+heart+of+russia%2Caps%2C420&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Midnight in Siberia, A Journey into the Heart of Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David Greene<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dersu-Trapper-Recovered-Classics-Arsenev\/dp\/0929701496\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B2AADKT1GTAL&amp;keywords=Dersu+the+Trapper&amp;qid=1704397177&amp;sprefix=v.k.+arseniev%2C+malcolm+burr+editor+dersu+the+trapper%2Caps%2C247&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Dersu the Trapper<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>V.K. Arseniev, Malcolm Burr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lonely-Planet-Trans-Siberian-Railway-Travel\/dp\/1742207405\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2O52SQB2ZR86V&amp;keywords=Simon+Richmond+Lonely+Planet+Trans-Siberian+Railway&amp;qid=1704397231&amp;sprefix=simon+richmond+lonely+planet+trans-siberian+railway%2Caps%2C270&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Simon Richmond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Russia-CIS-International-Travel-Maps\/dp\/1553413768\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=27YN3HFYYOS6Z&amp;keywords=International+Travel+Maps+Russia+Map&amp;qid=1704397425&amp;sprefix=international+travel+maps+russia+map%2Caps%2C295&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Russia Map<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>International Travel Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DK-Eyewitness-Travel-Guide-Moscow\/dp\/1465426442\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OW59AWMH52HU&amp;keywords=Eyewitness+Guides+Eyewitness+Guide+Moscow&amp;qid=1704397548&amp;sprefix=international+travel+maps+russia+map%2Caps%2C568&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Eyewitness Guide Moscow<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Eyewitness Guides<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trans-Siberian-Handbook-longest-railway-Mongolia\/dp\/1905864566\/ref=sr_1_4?crid=26V8X1BCQYWTW&amp;keywords=Bryn+Thomas+Trans-Siberian+Handbook&amp;qid=1704397631&amp;sprefix=bryn+thomas+trans-siberian+handbook%2Caps%2C341&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Trans-Siberian Handbook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Bryn Thomas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gulag-History-Anne-Applebaum\/dp\/1400034094\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S2FEVCTXLYY3&amp;keywords=Anne+Applebaum+Gulag%2C+A+History&amp;qid=1704397678&amp;sprefix=anne+applebaum+gulag%2C+a+history%2Caps%2C283&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Gulag, A History<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Anne Applebaum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lenin-Lives-Soviet-Russia-Enlarged\/dp\/0674524314\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZSGX8NZ33TE0&amp;keywords=Lenin+Lives%21+The+Lenin+Cult+in+Soviet+Russia&amp;qid=1704397720&amp;sprefix=lenin+lives+the+lenin+cult+in+soviet+russia%2Caps%2C225&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Lenin Lives! The Lenin Cult in Soviet Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Nina Tumarkin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Museum-End-World-Encounters-Russian\/dp\/0812218787\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1E0ANF6NL58QE&amp;keywords=Alexia+Bloch%2C+Laurel+Kendall+The+Museum+at+the+End+of+the+World%2C+Encounters+in+the+Russian+Far+East&amp;qid=1704397767&amp;sprefix=alexia+bloch%2C+laurel+kendall+the+museum+at+the+end+of+the+world%2C+encounters+in+the+russian+far+east%2Caps%2C238&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Museum at the End of the World, Encounters in the Russian Far East<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Alexia Bloch, Laurel Kendall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Where-Sea-Breaks-Its-Back\/dp\/088240394X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YTXBQ6ZHD3LU&amp;keywords=Corey+Ford+Where+the+Sea+Breaks+Its+Back&amp;qid=1704397806&amp;sprefix=corey+ford+where+the+sea+breaks+its+back%2Caps%2C349&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Where the Sea Breaks Its Back<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Corey Ford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Siberia-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/006095373X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGXU5XD7UPT6&amp;keywords=Colin+Thubron+In+Siberia&amp;qid=1704397844&amp;sprefix=colin+thubron+in+siberia%2Caps%2C337&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Siberia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Consolations-Forest-Alone-Cabin-Siberian\/dp\/0847841278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Consolations of the Forest<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Sylvain Tesson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Long-Walk-True-Story-Freedom\/dp\/1592289444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Long Walk<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Slavomir Rawicz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Other-Side-Russia-Siberia-Russian\/dp\/1585444049\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26VEM719VVO9U&amp;keywords=Sharon+Hudgins+The+Other+Side+of+Russia&amp;qid=1704398077&amp;sprefix=sharon+hudgins+the+other+side+of+russia%2Caps%2C338&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Other Side of Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Sharon Hudgins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Travels-Siberia-Ian-Frazier\/dp\/0312610602\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FXVGNHCUF79H&amp;keywords=Ian+Frazier+Travels+in+Siberia&amp;qid=1704398120&amp;sprefix=ian+frazier+travels+in+siberia%2Caps%2C245&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Travels in Siberia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Ian Frazier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Snow-May-Stories-Kseniya-Melnik\/dp\/1627790071\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B742EZT7DUYW&amp;keywords=Kseniya+Melnik+Snow+in+May%2C+Stories&amp;qid=1704398158&amp;sprefix=kseniya+melnik+snow+in+may%2C+stories%2Caps%2C250&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Snow in May, Stories<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Kseniya Melnik<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Peoples-Act-Love-Novel\/dp\/1841958778\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UC9YE2RZO3BW&amp;keywords=James+Meek+The+People%E2%80%99s+Act+of+Love&amp;qid=1704398206&amp;sprefix=james+meek+the+people+s+act+of+love%2Caps%2C284&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The People\u2019s Act of Love<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>James Meek<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sun-Maiden-Crescent-Moon-International\/dp\/1623718813\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=110SFHRINKQZA&amp;keywords=James+Riordan+The+Sun+Maiden+and+the+Crescent+Moon%2C+Siberian+Folk+Tales&amp;qid=1704398246&amp;sprefix=james+riordan+the+sun+maiden+and+the+crescent+moon%2C+siberian+folk+tales%2Caps%2C342&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em>The Sun<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sun-Maiden-Crescent-Moon-International\/dp\/1623718813\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=110SFHRINKQZA&amp;keywords=James+Riordan+The+Sun+Maiden+and+the+Crescent+Moon%2C+Siberian+Folk+Tales&amp;qid=1704398246&amp;sprefix=james+riordan+the+sun+maiden+and+the+crescent+moon%2C+siberian+folk+tales%2Caps%2C342&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><\/em><\/strong><a 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Photo credit: Martin Klimenta\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Photographing Lake Baikal, Russia. <\/span>\n                                                            <span class=\"photo-credit\"> Martin Klimenta<\/span>\n                                  <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rail Journeys<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trans-siberianrailway\">Trans-Siberian Railway<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-xd-accordion\"><ul uk-accordion=\"uk-accordion;\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-xd-accordionelement\"><a class=\"uk-accordion-title\" href=\"#accordion-toggle\"><span class=\"accordion-element__title\">Reding List<\/span><\/a><div class=\"uk-accordion-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Siberia-Colin-Thubron\/dp\/006095373X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGXU5XD7UPT6&amp;keywords=Colin+Thubron+In+Siberia&amp;qid=1704397844&amp;sprefix=colin+thubron+in+siberia%2Caps%2C337&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>In Siberia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Colin Thubron<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dersu-Trapper-Recovered-Classics-Arsenev\/dp\/0929701496\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B2AADKT1GTAL&amp;keywords=Dersu+the+Trapper&amp;qid=1704397177&amp;sprefix=v.k.+arseniev%2C+malcolm+burr+editor+dersu+the+trapper%2Caps%2C247&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Dersu the Trapper<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>V.K. 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Bruce Lincoln<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Edge-World-Trans-Siberian-Greatest-Railroad\/dp\/1610394526\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=257GIOLAVKZSP&amp;keywords=Christian+Wolmar+To+the+Edge+of+the+World%2C+The+Story+of+the+Trans-Siberian+Express&amp;qid=1704399435&amp;sprefix=christian+wolmar+to+the+edge+of+the+world%2C+the+story+of+the+trans-siberian+express%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em>To <\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Edge-World-Trans-Siberian-Greatest-Railroad\/dp\/1610394526\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=257GIOLAVKZSP&amp;keywords=Christian+Wolmar+To+the+Edge+of+the+World%2C+The+Story+of+the+Trans-Siberian+Express&amp;qid=1704399435&amp;sprefix=christian+wolmar+to+the+edge+of+the+world%2C+the+story+of+the+trans-siberian+express%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">t<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Edge-World-Trans-Siberian-Greatest-Railroad\/dp\/1610394526\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=257GIOLAVKZSP&amp;keywords=Christian+Wolmar+To+the+Edge+of+the+World%2C+The+Story+of+the+Trans-Siberian+Express&amp;qid=1704399435&amp;sprefix=christian+wolmar+to+the+edge+of+the+world%2C+the+story+of+the+trans-siberian+express%2Caps%2C253&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em>he Edge of the World, The Story of the Trans-Siberian Express<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Christian Wolmar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Train-Tom-Zoellner-audiobook\/dp\/B00HSP3NCW\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XO9FCF7RGURE&amp;keywords=Tom+Zoellner+Train%2C+Riding+the+Rails+That+Created+the+Modern+World&amp;qid=1704399494&amp;sprefix=tom+zoellner+train%2C+riding+the+rails+that+created+the+modern+world%2Caps%2C284&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Train, Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Tom Zoellner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tent-Life-Siberia-Incredible-Adventure-ebook\/dp\/B004NIGOT6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Tent Life in Siberia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>George Kennan, Larry McMurtry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Midnight-Siberia-Train-Journey-Russia\/dp\/0393239950\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29RLJUPZ3V8H&amp;keywords=David+Greene+Midnight+in+Siberia%2C+A+Journey+into+the+Heart+of+Russia&amp;qid=1704399701&amp;sprefix=david+greene+midnight+in+siberia%2C+a+journey+into+the+heart+of+russia%2Caps%2C282&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Midnight in Siberia, A Journey into the Heart of Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>David Greene<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Other-Side-Russia-Siberia-Russian\/dp\/1585444049\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26VEM719VVO9U&amp;keywords=Sharon+Hudgins+The+Other+Side+of+Russia&amp;qid=1704398077&amp;sprefix=sharon+hudgins+the+other+side+of+russia%2Caps%2C338&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Other Side of Russia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Sharon Hudgins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Railway-Bazaar-Paul-Theroux-ebook\/dp\/B005G03ETI\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9159N3N7C1EH&amp;keywords=Paul+Theroux+The+Great+Railway+Bazaar&amp;qid=1704399799&amp;sprefix=paul+theroux+the+great+railway+bazaar%2Caps%2C291&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>The Great Railway Bazaar<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Paul Theroux<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Travels-Siberia-Ian-Frazier\/dp\/0312610602\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FXVGNHCUF79H&amp;keywords=Ian+Frazier+Travels+in+Siberia&amp;qid=1704398120&amp;sprefix=ian+frazier+travels+in+siberia%2Caps%2C245&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em>Travels i<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Travels-Siberia-Ian-Frazier\/dp\/0312610602\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FXVGNHCUF79H&amp;keywords=Ian+Frazier+Travels+in+Siberia&amp;qid=1704398120&amp;sprefix=ian+frazier+travels+in+siberia%2Caps%2C245&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Travels-Siberia-Ian-Frazier\/dp\/0312610602\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FXVGNHCUF79H&amp;keywords=Ian+Frazier+Travels+in+Siberia&amp;qid=1704398120&amp;sprefix=ian+frazier+travels+in+siberia%2Caps%2C245&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong><em> Siberia<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Ian Frazier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/One-Day-Life-Ivan-Denisovich\/dp\/0451228146\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35C3R265N7QAF&amp;keywords=One+Day+in+the+Life+of+Ivan+Denisovich&amp;qid=1704399959&amp;sprefix=one+day+in+the+life+of+ivan+denisovich%2Caps%2C268&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Birds-Europe-Russia-China-Japan\/dp\/0691133727\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3IJJF1G3ERB7U&amp;keywords=Norman+Arlott+Birds+of+Europe%2C+Russia%2C+China%2C+and+Japan%3A+Passerines&amp;qid=1704400005&amp;sprefix=norman+arlott+birds+of+europe%2C+russia%2C+china%2C+and+japan+passerines%2Caps%2C294&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>&nbsp;Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan: Passerines<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, <\/em><\/strong>Norman Arlott<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li 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