The Karakoram Highway and the Hunza Valley, 1998: History, Culture, Experiences

By Horst H. Geerken and Annette Bräker

The present volume is based on travel writings and letters. Annette Bräker and Horst H. Geerken take us with them on a more than 3000-kilometre journey from Pakistan through the Hunza Valley to Kashgar in Xinjiang and back to Pakistan. The book deals with the history, culture and peoples of the Hunza Valley and Xinjiang. As well as with historical facts the book is larded with amusing anecdotes about their experiences. It is an amusing and humorous, but also informative read.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books on Demand
• Release date: May 10, 2017
• ISBN: 9783744876742

Horst H. Geerken

From 1963 to 1981 Horst H. Geerken lived in the new-born Republic of Indonesia, at a time of upheaval after the end of almost 350 years of colonial rule and exploitation by the Netherlands. As well as working for a major German company there, he thoroughly explored many parts of the Indonesian Archipelago, becoming closely acquainted with the country, it´s peoples and it´s culture.