Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus

作者 Robert D. Kaplan作者
出版社 Vintage
出版时间 2001年10月
ISBN 0375705767 或 9780375705762
定价 111.87

内容简介

EastwardtoTartary,RobertKaplan'sfirstbooktofocusonasingleregionsincehisbestsellingBalkanGhosts,introducesreaderstoanexplosiveandlittle-knownpartoftheworlddestinedtobecomeatinderboxofthefuture.Kaplantakesusonaspellbindingjourneyintotheheartofavolatileregion,stretchingfromHungaryandRomaniatothefarshoresoftheoil-richCaspianSea.Throughdramaticstoriesofunforgettablecharacters,KaplanilluminatesthetragichistoryofthisunstableareathathedescribesasthenewfaultlinebetweenEastandWest.HeventuresfromTurkey,Syria,andIsraeltotheturbulentcountriesoftheCaucasus,fromthenewlyrichcityofBakutothedesertsofTurkmenistanandthekillingfieldsofArmenia.Theresultismustreadingforanyoneconcernedaboutthestateofourworldinthedecadestocome.

作者简介

RobertD.KaplanisacorrespondentforTheAtlanticMonthlyandthebestsellingauthorofeightpreviousbooksonforeignaffairsandtravel,includingBalkanGhosts,TheEndsoftheEarth,TheComingAnarchy,andEastwardtoTartary.HeisaseniorfellowattheNewAmericaFoundationinWashington.HeliveswithhiswifeandsoninwesternMassachusetts.

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