{"product_id":"eastward-to-tartary-travels-in-the-balkans-the-middle-east-and-the-caucasus-paperback","title":"Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert D. Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEastward to Tartary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eRobert Kaplan's first book to focus on a single region since his bestselling \u003cb\u003eBalkan Ghosts\u003c\/b\u003e, introduces readers to an explosive and little-known part of the world destined to become a tinderbox of the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKaplan 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEastward to Tartary,\" Robert Kaplan's first book to 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. \u003cbr\u003eKaplan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert D. Kaplan\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of twenty books on foreign affairs and travel translated into many languages, including \u003ci\u003eAdriatic, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Good American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revenge of Geography, Asia's Cauldron, Monsoon, The Coming Anarchy, and Balkan Ghosts.\u003c\/i\u003e He holds the Robert Strausz-Hupé Chair in Geopolitics at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. For three decades he reported on foreign affairs for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board and the U.S. Navy's Executive Panel. \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine twice named him one of the world's \"Top 100 Global Thinkers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.02 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755631640864,"sku":"9780375705762","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dbc7175134836e298dac0bccc44dee5c.webp?v=1780064142","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eastward-to-tartary-travels-in-the-balkans-the-middle-east-and-the-caucasus-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}