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Cargando... Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East?por Ted Rall
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Great book, lively and readable. Eye-opening as to the state of the world in this region. Does a great job of laying down in broad strokes what is going on there, what has happened to lead us to this point, and possible future scenarios. Also, a darkly humorous, lively travelogue. After reading this book I have recommended it to many people and sought out other information on the region. Great book. ( ) It’s hard to classify Ted Rall’s new book, Silk Road To Ruin. The subject is clear: the central Asian countries ending in -stan. But the presentation doesn’t fit one single format. Part of the book is travel writing; Rall has made at least five trips to the region and each trip gets some coverage here. But another part of the book is a state of the region overview of each country, as well as a couple of chapters on the environment and geopolitical context. Not only that, sprinkled liberally throughout are some of Rall’s editorial cartoons and short graphical stories about the region and his trips. (Full review at my blog) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Part graphic novel travelogue, part tongue-in-cheek travel guide, this collection gathers the adventures of caustic cartoonist Ted Rall in the wild and woolly central Asian countries, a veritable powder keg sitting atop the oil the world will need tomorrow. The book combines articles with comics in chapters that relate Rall's experiences retracing the legendary Silk Road, from the sublime history of China to the absurdity of the present-day petty dictatorships of the "The 'Stans," to which the author had the temerity--or perhaps stupidity--to return, including once with a group of listeners on his radio show, on a dare. This always-lively compendium offers readers an exotic adventure, satire, and a fun way to find out more about an often overlooked part of the world that looms in importance with its immense, and immensely coveted, reserves of oil. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)958.0429History and Geography Asia Central AsiaClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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