| Oases of Central Asia: Lost Jewels of the Silk Road | April 30 - May 17, 2010 |
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Faculty
Jeffrey Mankoff, International Security Studies
Program Rates:
From about $9,875
The oases of Central Asia were Silk Road epicenters, capitals of ancient empires, coveted chess pieces during the colonial Great Game, and former Soviet states. These now independent nations are some of the most isolated, yet culturally rich and historically significant countries in Central Asia. On this journey, names that resound with the poetry of a bygone era - Bukhara, Khiva, Samarkand, Tashkent, Ashgabat - will fire your imagination. Witness mountain ranges, deserts, and steppes where ancient ruins and graceful minarets recall the great exploits of empire, from Alexander the Great to Tamerlane. Some of the world's greatest centers of civilization flourished in this area for centuries.
