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Road Through Kurdistan

Travels in Northern Iraq

By (author) A. M. Hamilton
Introduction by David McDowall
Genres: Travel writing
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: Barbara Ward & Associates
Published: 26th Nov 2004
Dimensions: w 130mm h 198mm d 17mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN-10: 1850436371
ISBN-13: 9781850436379
Barcode No: 9781850436379
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Synopsis
In 1928, A.M. Hamilton travelled to Iraqi Kurdistan, having been commissioned to build a road that would stretch from Northern Iraq, through the mountains and gorges of Kurdistan and on to the Iranian border. Now called the Hamilton Road, this was, even by today's standards, a considerable feat of engineering and remains one of the most strategically important roads in the region. In this colourful and engaging account, Hamilton describes the four years he spent overcoming immense obstacles - disease, ferocious brigands, warring tribes and bureaucratic officials - to carve a path through some of the most beautiful but inhospitable landscape in the world. Road Through Kurdistan is an enthralling story, packed with adventure, of one man's determination in the face of adversity: a classic of travel writing. It is also an invaluable portrayal of the Iraqi Kurds themselves, and of the Kurdish regions of Northern Iraq.

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Independent on Sunday (4 stars out of 5): "It's full of derring-do, dynamite and splendid fellows smoking pipes."; Global Magazine: "a classic piece of travel writing by a man who is immersed in his surroundings...also serves as a poignant hstorical note about the Kurdish people and their region within northern Iraq"