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100 1 _aLowe, Rebecca,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe slow road to Tehran :
_ba revelatory bike ride through Europe and the Middle East /
_cRebecca Lowe.
264 1 _a[England] :
_bSeptember Publishing
_c2022.
264 4 _c©2022
300 _a394 pages :
_b8 unnumbered leaves of plates ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
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336 _acartographic image
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographic references.
520 _aIn 2015, as the Syrian War raged and the refugee crisis reached its peak, Rebecca Lowe set off on her bicycle across the Middle East. Driven by a desire to learn more about this troubled region and its relationship with the West, Lowe's 11,000-kilometre journey took her through Europe to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, the Gulf and finally to Iran. It was an odyssey through landscapes and history that captured her heart, but also a deeply challenging cycle across mountains, deserts and repressive police states that nearly defeated her. Plagued by punctures and battling temperatures ranging from -6 to 48C, Lowe was rescued frequently by farmers and refugees, villagers and urbanites alike, and relied almost entirely on the kindness and hospitality of locals to complete this living portrait of the modern Middle East. This is her evocative, deeply researched and often very funny account of her travels - and the people, politics and culture she encountered.
_cprovided by www.amazon.com.
505 0 _aThe lure of the unknown -- Borderlands -- Between the cross and the crescent moon -- The frontline of tolerance -- Man-world country -- The long ride to freedom -- The imprint of the desert -- Brave new world -- A tale of two countries -- Secrets and dreams.
600 1 0 _aLowe, Rebecca
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600 1 0 _aLowe, Rebecca
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650 0 _aBicycle touring
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650 0 _aBicycle touring
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651 0 _aMiddle East
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651 0 _aEurope
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655 7 _aTravel writing.
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