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Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: General History
" An elegantly layered exploration of Europe's past and future . . . a multifaceted masterpiece."-The Wall Street Journal"A lovely, personal journey around the Adriatic, in which Robert Kaplan revisits places and peoples he first encountered decades ago."-Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsONE OF ...Show more
Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: History
"A lovely, personal journey around the Adriatic, in which Robert Kaplan revisits places and peoples he first encountered decades ago--explaining a region that, while often overlooked, offers clues about Europe's past, present, and future."--Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsIn this insightful tra ...Show more
Asia's Cauldron : South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: History
In Asia’s Cauldron, Robert D. Kaplan offers up a vivid snapshot of the nations surrounding the South China Sea, the conflicts brewing in the region at the dawn of the twenty-first century, and their implications for global peace and stability. One of the world’s most perceptive foreign policy experts, K ...Show more
Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: History
Over the last decade, the center of world power has been quietly shifting from Europe to Asia. With oil reserves of several billion barrels, an estimated nine hundred trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and several centuries' worth of competing territorial claims, the South China Sea in particular is a ...Show more
Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY"FINANCIAL TIMES"From Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world s Top 100 Global Thinkers by "Foreign Policy" magazine, comes a penetrating look at the volatile region that will dominate the future of geopolitical conflict. Over the last decade, the center of wo ...Show more
Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by Robert D KAPLAN
Category: Fiction
From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, and ...Show more
Earning the Rockies - How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: Popular History
An incisive portrait of the American landscape that shows how geography continues to determine America's role in the world"There is more insight here into the Age of Trump than in bushels of political-horse-race journalism."--The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) At a time when there is l ...Show more
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: Culture
An incisive portrait of the American landscape that shows how geography continues to determine America s role in the world from the bestselling author of The Revenge of Geographyand Balkan Ghosts As a boy, Robert D. Kaplan listened to his truck-driver father tell evocative stories about traveling across ...Show more
In Europe's Shadow - Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: History
Robert Kaplan first visited Romania in the 1970s, when he was a young journalist and the country was a bleak Communist backwater. What ensued was a lifelong fascination with a critical, often-overlooked country. This is a vivid blend of memoir, travelogue, journalism, and history. Kaplan illuminates th ...Show more
In Europe's Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: History
Robert Kaplan first visited Romania in the 1970s, when he was a young journalist and the country was a bleak Communist backwater. It was one of the darkest corners of Europe, but few Westerners were paying attention. What ensued was a lifelong obsession with a critical, often overlooked country - a coun ...Show more
In Europe's Shadow : Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-year Journey Through Romania and Beyond by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: History
From the New York Times bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world's Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, comes a riveting journey through one of Europe's frontier countries--and a potent examination of the forces that will determine Europe's fate in the postmodern age. ...Show more
Mediterranean Winter : A journey through history by Robert D. Kaplan
Category: Travel
"Mediterranean Winter" is a lyrical account of Robert Kaplan's journey in the off season around the Mediterranean, retracing the footsteps of his youth. A beautifully written meditation on the golden age of travel and the pleasures of history, it takes us from Tunisia, once proud Carthage, rival to Rome ...Show more