EASTWARD TO TARTARY: TRAVELS IN THE BALKANS, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE CAUCASUS

Book ID/图书代码： 02330004B06213

English Summary/英文概要： Kaplan 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.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我喝的微醉，漫步回舱房，但是被蚊子骚扰得无法入眠。将近破晓，我终于睡了一、两个小时，醒来望见线条简明抽象的海岸，那里就是西元三世纪隆桑尼德王朝（Sassanid)波斯人所称的突厥斯坦，也是日后伊丽莎白时代英国人所称的达旦。但是海岸似近实远，而且船行甚远。我的早餐是从巴库带来的茶与饼干，用餐时，土库曼巴希渐挪近视觉焦点，可见一堆锈蚀起重机与发白的临时营房，背景是峭壁组成的密线，黏土色泽是死亡的颜色，货船转舵，驶入码头，水色青翠如幻—我才明了，里海东案比还西案温暖多了。我一再听人说，这趟航程十二小时。但是尽管风平浪静，此行还是花了十六小时，启程前在甲板上耗去的三小时不算在内。我想，从人民界定真实的方式，大可看出他们的文化。

Awards/获奖情况："Erudite and intrepid... [Kaplan] is a deft guide to wherever he chooses to lead you."--The New York Times Book Review

"Packed with provocative insights."--Washington Monthly

"A graceful writer... Providing historical (and cultural and religious) context is what Kaplan does best."--Los Angeles Times

About the Author/作者介绍： 凯普阑曾任《大西洋月刊》的资深特派记者，长于时事与政论分析，思路清晰，文笔雄健，足迹踏遍世界各个冲突点。著有《世界的尽头》（The Ends of the Earth)、《乱世将临》（The coming Anarchy)、《阿拉伯主义者》（Arabists)。1993年所著的《巴尔干鬼魂》（Balkan Ghosts)俨然将凯普阑纳入游记书写的重量级人物。

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