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Author:	Robert D. Kaplan	Edition:	1
Publisher:	Random House Inc	Edition Description:	Illustrated
ISBN-10:	0375502726	Subject:	Travel, Geography & Exploration
ISBN-13:	9780375502729	Topic:	--
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	2000	Condition:	Good
Special Attributes:	--

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Synopsis
In this combination history and travelogue, the author of the bestselling BALKAN GHOSTS chronicles his journey through Eastern Europe and Central Asia--including Turkey, Jordan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. He shares his powers of observation, his wide knowledge of history, and the rather gloomy perspective for which he is known. Each stop is an occasion for him to reflect on both the past and on what he foresees as this region's role in the coming demise of the West. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001.
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Length:	364 pages
Height:	9.5 in.
Width:	6.5 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	24.0 oz.

Publisher's Note
A riveting journey through the wreckage of the old Ottoman empire and into the heart of the oil-rich lands of Central Asia, by the bestselling author of BALKAN GHOSTS.
Industry reviews
"[S]olid journalism combines with a gloomy sense of history to produce a worthy study...." Kirkus Reviews (08/15/2000) "Kaplan's parsing and splitting between the East and the West, as well as his heavy-handed invocation of the distant past, do a disservice to his considerable knowledge of ancient history and his acute observations of the troubles ahead. For he tends to boil away much of the world's subtlety and complexity--its capacity to be at once sensual and sophisticated, vicious and civilized, shaped by the distant and the recent past, by history but also by politics, by self-interest but also by principle. To integrate all of this into a coherent whole is the great challenge. Should Kaplan attempt it, he might show us a more realistic world than EASTWARD TO TARTARY for all its discernment, evokes." New York Times (12/10/2000) "This entire book is illuminated by an unillusioned intelligence and a steady sort of attention to deeper, longer-range trends rather than what might be called headline-news ephemera." New York Times (12/15/2000) "An obviously voracious reader, [Kaplan] is gifted at synthesis and lyrical retelling, and many readers will put down EASTWARD TO TARTARY considerably more knowledgeable about the region than before." San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Alix Christie (12/17/2000)

Product Category : Books
ISBN : 0375502726
Title : Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
EAN : 9780375502729
Authors : Robert D. Kaplan
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher : Random House
Publication Date : 2000-11-07
Pages : 384
Dust Jacket : True
Jacket Condition : good
List Price (MSRP) : 26.95
Height : 1.1400 inches
Width : 6.4800 inches
Length : 9.5300 inches
Weight : 1.5000 pounds
Keywords : General, General AAS, Hardcover, Printed Books
Condition : Good
Classification Notes : All new inventory received to basement

clean pages good condition overall

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