This travel book explores the forgotten countries on the edge of the new Europe—Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Uzbekistan. Mixing anecdote and reportage with history and legend, Malcomson teases out the long-running tensions between nation and empire, whether Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman or European. By the author of Tutarani: A Political Journey in the Pacific Islands.
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“[Malcolmson] finds all sorts of creatures swimming in the ethnic bouillabaisse ... [he] meets them, speaks to them in their own languages, and reports the encounters with a deadpan scrupulousness that is by turn generous and ironic.”—The New Yorker
“Malcolmson ... brilliantly combines personal encounters with an erudite, wide description of the countries’ disparate pasts. Vivid and engaging as a current document, the book is also a rich historical review of four unique civilisations.”—Publishers’ Weekly
“Malcolmson crafts travel writing as it should be, not mere colorful reporting but journalism in its fullest sense, the graceful arrangement of telling anecdotes and proto-essays that cull seeds of tomorrow from the chaff of yesterday.”—San Francisco Weekly
“On the jacket of Scott L. Malcolmson’s Empire’s Edge there should be notice that reads something like this: By opening this volume, you agree to revel in the thicket of history, be stirred by the passions of people and their countries, and generally enjoy the difficult and illuminating intellect that is the author at his best ... Empire’s Edge often reads like the best sort of travel writing, full of interesting places and endearing characters, as well as moments of pure memoir and the transient ironies of daily life.”—Los Angeles Reader
A fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 256 pages; Description: 256 p. : map ; 22 cm. Subjects: Balkan Peninsula --Description and travel --Turkey --Asia, Central.
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Da: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Good. very little to no amount of wear. Codice articolo mon0002856956
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85. Codice articolo G1859840981I3N00
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Da: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condizione: Used - Very Good. 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Codice articolo DD0042549
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Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. A fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 256 pages; Description: 256 p. : map ; 22 cm. Subjects: Balkan Peninsula --Description and travel --Turkey --Asia, Central. 1 Kg. Codice articolo 11350
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Da: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: New. pp. 256. Codice articolo 2696967478
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Da: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. 1995. Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo KCW0013980
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Da: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Regno Unito
Condizione: New. pp. 256. Codice articolo 95429865
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Da: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlanda
Condizione: Very Good. 1995. Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. First edition copy. . . . Codice articolo KCW0013980
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Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
First Edition. A fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 256 pages; Description: 256 p. : map ; 22 cm. Subjects: Balkan Peninsula --Description and travel --Turkey --Asia, Central. 1 Kg. Codice articolo 11350
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