Isbn: 9781561638857 - silk road to ruin 2nd edition: why central asia is the next middle east [idioma inglés] (5 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Part graphic novel travelogue, part tongue-in-cheek travel guide, this is the adventures of caustic cartoonist Rall in the wild and woolly central Asian countries, a powder keg sitting on tomorrow's oil. Rall combines articles with comics chapters relating his experiences retracing the old legendary Silk Road, starting with the sublime history of China and ending in the absurdity of the petty dictatorships of the 'The 'Stans'. It's exotic adventure, satire and a fun way to find out more about a part of the world that looms in importance.…

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Printing; Paperback. Condición: As New. Second Edition. B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 320 pages; Slight bumping to corners. Soft cover has black spine with yellow, red and black lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w maps, photographs and graphic art by the author. 'Part graphic novel travelog, part tongue-in-cheek travel guide, here are the adventures of caustic cartoonist Rall in the wild and wooly central Asian countries, a powder keg sitting on tomorrow's oil . Combines articles with comics chapters relating his experiences retracing the old legendary Silk Road starting with the sublime history of China and ending in the absurdity of the petty dictatorships of the "The 'Stans" where Rall had the temerity - or was it blustery stupidity? - to go back, including once with a group of listeners to his radio show, on a dare. It's exotic adventure, satire and a fun way to find out more about a part of the world that looms in importance with its immense reserves of oil .' Bibliography.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Part graphic novel travelogue, part tongue-in-cheek travel guide, this is the adventures of caustic cartoonist Rall in the wild and woolly central Asian countries, a powder keg sitting on tomorrow's oil. Rall combines articles with comics chapters relating his experiences retracing the old legendary Silk Road, starting with the sublime history of China and ending in the absurdity of the petty dictatorships of the 'The 'Stans'. It's exotic adventure, satire and a fun way to find out more about a part of the world that looms in importance.…

Paperback. Condición: New. B&W Illustrations; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 319 pages; Soft cover has black spine with white box with black and red lettering. NEW. Illustrated with b/w cells and pictures. ' Ted Rall is one of the most widely syndicated political cartoonists in the United States, an award-winning graphic novelist, and a columnist and occasional war correspondent best known for his coverage of Afghanistan and Central and South Asia. He is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time winner of the RFK Journalism Award. He is the author of 17 books, including Revenge of the Latchkey Kids and To Afghanistan and Back. ' Bibliography.…