The Ends of the Earth
From Togo to Turkmenistan, From Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · January 28, 1997
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Travel writing meets political journalism in a gritty journey across regions under strain.
- Themes
- Political instability, National conflict, Population pressure and scarce resources
- Genres
- Travel Writing, International Relations, West Africa Travel
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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.
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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
Reporting at the Edges
Travel writing meets political journalism in a gritty journey across regions under strain.
Come here for
- On-the-ground reporting from West Africa to Southeast Asia
- A close, unsparing view of people and places facing upheaval
Expect
- Intimate encounters with refugees, border guards, and revolutionaries
- Visceral travel writing under arduous conditions
Where it sits
| Travel Writing | 68% |
|---|---|
| West Africa Travel | 46% |
| International Relations | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- International Relations
- West Africa Travel
- Southeast Asia Travel
- Authors
- Robert D. Kaplan
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- January 28, 1997
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Political instability · National conflict · Population pressure and scarce resources
- Reading lane
- International Relations