Between East and West
Across the Borderlands of Europe
$37.21
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
22 April 2015
Summary
A vivid and human glimpse into Europe’s borderlands as they emerged from Soviet rule - back in print after nearly 20 years
For a thousand years, the geography of Europe’s borderlands had dictated their destiny. East of Poland, west of Russia, the region had always been defined by colliding empires. In 1991, however, when a young Anne Applebaum travelled the region as it emerged from long years of Soviet rule, the identity of individual nations was beginning to take shape.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141979229 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141979224 |
| Author: | Anne Applebaum |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 22 April 2015 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 22mm |
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In this superb book, in which one senses the spirit of Franz Kafka and Bruno Schulz, the dramatic world of the Eastern borderlands comes to life
In this superb book, in which one senses the spirit of Franz Kafka and Bruno Schulz, the dramatic world of the Eastern borderlands comes to life – Ryszard Kapuscinski
A vivid and penetrating assessment of the lands between the Baltic and the Black Sea in all their drama and desolation … A wise and useful book – Robert Conquest
Between East and West combines the excitement of a well-written and adventurous travelogue with sophisticated reportage about one of Europe’s least-known regions – Norman Davies
A beautifully written and thought-provoking account of a journey along Europe’s forgotten edge – Timothy Garton Ash
About The Author
Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum is the author of several books, including Gulag- A History, which won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize, and Iron Curtain, which in 2013 won the Duke of Westminster’s Medal for Military Literature and the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature. She is Professor of Practice at the Institute for Global Affairs, London School of Economics, and a columnist for the Washington Post. She divides her time between Britain and Poland.
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