Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese

Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese - Paperback

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Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese

Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese - Paperback

by Robert D. Kaplan
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"Artful and intelligent . . . . Kaplan's book has made its own mark. . . I am able to feel the sense of an exotic and timeless part of the world."
-- Bob Hoover, Pittsburg Post-Gazette

"[Kaplan] helps the distant past resonate today. . . . [He] teaches lessons that are informative and concise." -The Washington Post Book World

"A writer of extraordinary intellect and passion . . . with a wonderfully lucid way of relating history as a living thing." -San Francisco Chronicle

"Erudite and intrepid. . . . [Kaplan] is a deft guide to wherever he chooses to lead you." -The New York Times

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Artful and intelligent . . . . Kaplan's book has made its own mark. . . I am able to feel the sense of an exotic and timeless part of the world.
-- Bob Hoover, "Pittsburg Post-Gazette
"[Kaplan] helps the distant past resonate today. . . . [He] teaches lessons that are informative and concise." -"The Washington Post Book World
"A writer of extraordinary intellect and passion . . . with a wonderfully lucid way of relating history as a living thing." -"San Francisco Chronicle
"Erudite and intrepid. . . . [Kaplan] is a deft guide to wherever he chooses to lead you." -"The New York Times

ISBN9780375714337
Author Robert D. Kaplan
PublisherVintage
GenreBiography, History, and Travel
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages254
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Robert D. Kaplan

Robert D. Kaplan is the bestselling author of seventeen books on foreign affairs and travel that have been translated into many languages, including In Europe's Shadow, Asia's Cauldron, The Revenge of Geography, Monsoon, The Coming Anarchy, and Balkan Ghosts. He is a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where his work has appeared for three decades. He was chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor, a visiting professor at the United States Naval Academy, and a member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board. Foreign Policy magazine twice named him one of the world's Top 100 Global Thinkers.

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