Robert D. Kaplan
Author of Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History
About the Author
Journalist Robert D. Kaplan is a contributing editor The Atlantic Monthly. He has traveled extensively, and his journeys through Yugoslavia and America have produced, respectively, Balkan Ghosts (which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize) and An Empire Wilderness. Kapan is also the author of show more Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (Random House, 2010) and The Revenge of Geography (Random House, 2012) Kaplan has lectured at the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Pentagon's Joint Staff, major universities, the CIA, and business forums. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Robert D. Kaplan
The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate (2012) 915 copies
The Ends of the Earth: From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy (1996) 727 copies
Imperial Grunts: On the Ground with the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond (2005) 504 copies
Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese (2004) 238 copies
Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground (2007) 200 copies
In Europe's Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond (2016) 181 copies
The Return of Marco Polo's World: War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century (2018) 132 copies
The Good American: The Epic Life of Bob Gersony, the U.S. Government's Greatest Humanitarian (2020) 36 copies
Adriático: Claves geopolíticas del pasado y el futuro de Europa (ENSAYO Y BIOGRAFÍA) (2022) 6 copies
De Adriatische Zee 3 copies
Răzbunarea geografiei: ce ne spune harta despre conflictele viitoare şi lupta împotriva destinului (2014) 1 copy
Foreign Affairs 1 copy
Răzbunarea geografiei. Ce ne spune harta despre conflictele viitoare și lupta împotriva destinului 1 copy
De barmhartige diplomaat 1 copy
Razbunarea geografiei 1 copy
Associated Works
Writing War: The Best Contemporary Journalism About Warfare and Conflict from Around the World (2003) — Contributor — 15 copies
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- Legal name
- Kaplan, Robert David
- Birthdate
- 1952-06-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, USA
Vermont, USA
Israel
Portugal
Athens, Greece
Massachusetts, USA - Education
- University of Connecticut (BA ∙ English), (1973)
- Occupations
- journalist
analyst - Organizations
- The Atlantic Monthly
Center for a New American Security
Stratfor - Agent
- Gail Hochman (Brandt & Hochman)
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Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of… by Robert D. Kaplan
Just a warning be well-read before you read this book lots of references literary, Biblical etc. Worth the trip if you are.
This is a great travel book for a trip to understand US West
Kaplan's latest focusing on the Middle East and Eurasia. Discussing the history, current events, and possible future of human cultures of the World island (Eurasia). Seemed a little lighter than usual but still a learned read as always. I hope he has a few more in them.
Journalist Robert Kaplan travelled through the Balkans during the late 1980s just before war broke out in the region. His travels took him to Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece. This travel book includes good summaries of the history of each country and the regions with the country as well as interviews with an interesting and diverse cast of characters. What you hear from these interviews is the remarkable level of hatred simmering in the area. You also learn that what you hear for history of each area depends a lot upon who is doing the telling.
Although the book includes a few essays from a later period, the book still feels dated and makes the reader hunger for an updated history.… (more)
Although the book includes a few essays from a later period, the book still feels dated and makes the reader hunger for an updated history.… (more)
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