Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History

by Robert D. Kaplan Narrated by Nigel Patterson

Overview

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 greeted with critical acclaim as "the most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date"-The Boston Globe, Kaplan's prescient, enthralling, and often chilling political travelogue is already a modern classic.



This new edition of the Balkan Ghost includes six opinion pieces written by Robert Kaplan about the Balkans between 1996 and 2000 beginning just after the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords and ending after the conclusion of the Kosovo war, with the removal of Slobodan Milosevic from power.

Editorial Reviews

New York Times Books of the Century

...The fantastic stories Kaplan gathers bring one closer to understanding the real history of the Balkans.

Boston Globe

...The most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date.

San Francisco Chronicle

A timely guide to the ethnic and religious passions of 'Europe's forgotten rear door.'

New Yorker

Vivid...sensitive...Combines political reporting and literary travel writing.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Journalist Kaplan's vivid, impressionistic travelogue illuminates the Balkan nations' ethnic clashes and near-anarchic politics.

Library Journal

This updated edition of Kaplan's 1993 original includes six new pieces written between 1996 and 2000. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

The New Yorker

Vivid...sensitive...Combines political reporting and literary travel writing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172656699
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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