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The ends of the earth : a journey at the dawn of the 21st century (utgåvan 1996)

av Robert D. Kaplan

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Politics. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:Author of Balkan Ghosts, Robert D. Kaplan now travels from West Africa to Southeast Asia to report on a world of disintegrating nation-states, warring nationalities, metastasizing populations, and dwindling resources. He emerges with a gritty tour de force of travel writing and political journalism. Whether he is walking through a shantytown in the Ivory Coast or a death camp in Cambodia, talking with refugees, border guards, or Iranian revolutionaries, Kaplan travels under the most arduous conditions and purveys the most startling truths. Intimate and intrepid, erudite and visceral, The Ends of the Earth is an unflinching look at the places and peoples that will make tomorrow's headlines--and the history of the next millennium. "Kaplan is an American master of...travel writing from hell...Pertinent and compelling."--New York Times Book Review "An impressive work. Most travel books seem trivial beside it."--Washington Post Book World.… (mer)

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Medlem:	kiarere
Titel:	The ends of the earth : a journey at the dawn of the 21st century
Författare:	Robert D. Kaplan
Info:	New York: Random House, c1996. xiv, 476 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 1st ed
Samlingar:	Ditt bibliotek
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Taggar:	world politics, war

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The Ends of the Earth: From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy av Robert D. Kaplan

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A crisp and fast-paced account of the author's impressions and experiences of the state of affairs in a wide swathe of the developing world, including exotic places in Central Asia and Southeast Asia. A bit outdated, of course, but provides a great wayside station in understanding the present conditions. (

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Dilip-Kumar | Sep 28, 2020 |

Extremely interesting travel book, with a lot of historical insight. A bit shallow at times, and with a clear agenda of US national interest and geopolitics, but overall a great read. (

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tabascofromgudreads | Apr 19, 2014 |

Good but not as good as his others. I had a hard time getting through the beginning, but it picked up as it went on. Seemed to be more abstract than his other books. (

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ORFisHome | Jul 13, 2009 |

This was my first and most favorite Kaplan book. I have a real interest in each of the countries he visited. I was especially intrigued about his comments on how countries develop large hydroelectric projects as a way to "belong" to the modern world. (

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dickcraig | Aug 18, 2008 |

Good but not as good as his others. I had a hard time getting through the beginning, but it picked up as it went on. Seemed to be more abstract than his other books. (

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Because he specializes in exploring the San Andreas faults of the modern geopolitical system, his books have had more influence on politicians and policy makers than most travel writing. An earlier work, ''Balkan Ghosts,'' found its way onto President Clinton's Bosnia reading list, and the President reportedly came away less inclined to intervene because of Mr. Kaplan's emphasis on the ancient and intractable character of Balkan feuds. ''The Coming Anarchy'' -- Mr. Kaplan's 1994 Atlantic Monthly article -- was intended as a plea for Western engagement with the problems of the third world, but its nightmare scenario of spreading civil war, ecological disaster and demographic explosion hardly engendered much optimistic activism.

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Politics. Travel. Nonfiction. HTML:Author of Balkan Ghosts, Robert D. Kaplan now travels from West Africa to Southeast Asia to report on a world of disintegrating nation-states, warring nationalities, metastasizing populations, and dwindling resources. He emerges with a gritty tour de force of travel writing and political journalism. Whether he is walking through a shantytown in the Ivory Coast or a death camp in Cambodia, talking with refugees, border guards, or Iranian revolutionaries, Kaplan travels under the most arduous conditions and purveys the most startling truths. Intimate and intrepid, erudite and visceral, The Ends of the Earth is an unflinching look at the places and peoples that will make tomorrow's headlines--and the history of the next millennium.

"Kaplan is an American master of...travel writing from hell...Pertinent and compelling."--New York Times Book Review

"An impressive work. Most travel books seem trivial beside it."--Washington Post Book World.

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