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

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This book focus on a single region since his bestselling Balkan Ghosts, introduces readers to an explosive and little-known part of the world destined to become a tinderbox of the future. Kaplan takes us on a spellbinding journey into the heart of a volatile region, stretching from Hungary and Romania to the far shores of the oil-rich Caspian Sea. Through dramatic stories of unforgettable characters, Kaplan illuminates the tragic history of this unstable area that he describes as the new fault line between East and West. He ventures from Turkey, Syria, and Israel to the turbulent countries of the Caucasus, from the newly rich city of Baku to the deserts of Turkmenistan and the killing fields of Armenia. The result is must reading for anyone concerned about the state of our world in the decades to come.

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Call Number

909 Kap e

Publisher

New York : Vintage Books., 2000

Collation

xvi + 364 p.; 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-375-70576-7

Classification

909

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Balkan Peninsula - Travel
Kaplan, Robert D., 1952 -

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