A veteran war correspondent journeys to remote mountain communities
across the globe-from Albania and Chechnya to Nepal and Colombia-to
investigate why so many conflicts occur at great heights
Mountainous regions are home to only ten percent of the world's
population yet host a strikingly disproportionate share of the
world's conflicts. Mountains provide a natural refuge for those who
want to elude authority, and their remoteness has allowed archaic
practices to persist well into our globalized era. As Judith
Matloff shows, the result is a combustible mix we in the lowlands
cannot afford to ignore. Traveling to conflict zones across the
world, she introduces us to Albanian teenagers involved in ancient
blood feuds; Mexican peasants hunting down violent poppy growers;
and Jihadists who have resisted the Russian military for decades.
At every stop, Matloff reminds us that the drugs, terrorism, and
instability cascading down the mountainside affect us all. A work
of political travel writing in the vein of Ryszard Kapuscinski and
Robert Kaplan, No Friends but the Mountains is an indelible
portrait of the conflicts that have unexpectedly shaped our world.
General
Imprint: |
Basic Civitas Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2017 |
Authors: |
Judith Matloff
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Dimensions: |
234 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-465-09788-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
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LSN: |
0-465-09788-X |
Barcode: |
9780465097883 |
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