| Silk Road to Ruin: Why Central Asia Is the Next Middle East Contributor(s): Rall, Ted (Author) |
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ISBN: 1561638854 ISBN-13: 9781561638857 Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Travel | Asia - Central - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General |
| Dewey: 958.043 |
| LCCN: 2013957611 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.1" W x 8.97" (1.13 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part graphic novel travelogue, part tongue-in-cheek travel guide, this collection gathers the adventures of caustic cartoonist Ted Rall in the wild and woolly central Asian countries, a veritable powder keg sitting atop the oil the world will need tomorrow. The book combines articles with comics in chapters that relate Rall's experiences retracing the legendary Silk Road, from the sublime history of China to the absurdity of the present-day petty dictatorships of the "The 'Stans," to which the author had the temerity--or perhaps stupidity--to return, including once with a group of listeners on his radio show, on a dare. This always-lively compendium offers readers an exotic adventure, satire, and a fun way to find out more about an often overlooked part of the world that looms in importance with its immense, and immensely coveted, reserves of oil. |