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Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age by Robert D. Kaplan
“[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 Roads In this insightful travelogue, Robert D. Kaplan, geopolitical expert and bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts and The Revenge of Geography, turns his perceptive eye to a region that for centuries has been a meeting point of cultures, trade, and ideas. He undertakes a journey around the Adriatic Sea, through Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece, to reveal that far more is happening in the region than most news stories let on. Often overlooked, the Adriatic is in fact at the center of the most significant challenges of our time, including the rise of populist politics, the refugee crisis, and battles over the control of energy resources. And it is once again becoming a global trading hub that will determine Europe’s relationship with the rest of the world as China and Russia compete for dominance in its ports. Kaplan explores how the region has changed over his three decades of observing it as a journalist. He finds that to understand both the historical and contemporary Adriatic is to gain a window on the future of Europe as a whole, and he unearths a stark truth: The era of populism is an epiphenomenon—a symptom of the age of nationalism coming to an end. Instead, the continent is returning to alignments of the early modern era as distinctions between East and West meet and break down within the Adriatic countries and ultimately throughout Europe. With a brilliant cross-pollination of history, literature, art, architecture, and current events, in Adriatic, Kaplan demonstrates that this unique region that exists at the intersection of civilizations holds revelatory truths for the future of global affairs. Read more
I read my first Kaplan book (The Ends of the Earth) approximately the same time I read Thomas Friedman's, "The Lexus and the Olive Tree." For me, the two will always be intertwined because of this. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Kaplan. He is a writer that will go with ballpoint pen and notebook into the slums of the world and interview someone the US government might not care for while Friedman has always been more interested bragging about which government official or CEO he had dinner with last night. I am only approx. a third of the way through Adriatic but I am intensely drawn to his writing style, his travels, and his insights. There is a notable growth in his style since the Ends of the Earth. Kaplan is searching for something deeper than just a tertiary understanding of how the world works. He is trying to find personal meaning in a world that has delved into chaos. I am enjoying the journey and continue to be provoked into thought and reflection by his writing.
Publisher -> Random House (April 12, 2022) Language -> English Hardcover -> 368 pages ISBN-10 -> 0399591044 ISBN-13 -> 978-0399591044 Item Weight -> 1.3 pounds Dimensions -> 6.44 x 1.11 x 9.53 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Bosnia, Croatia & Herzegovina Travel (Books) #3 in Historical Geography #4 in Human Geography (Books)
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