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Carregando... Caucasus: Mountain Men and Holy Warsde Nicholas Griffin
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Causasus provides insight to an important but rarely visited part of Europe: the mountain region between the Caspian and Black seas. While it is part travelogue, the story of four very different men as they share cars, houses and hotels on this trip, most of the book comprises a synthesis of literary and historical references to the region strung over a framework comprising the life of a particular terrorist/freedom fighter/brigand who resisted the incursion of the Russian empire in the 1800s. Both elements are interesting, but both feel like narrow glimpses into the past and present of a region which is notorious for its very fine scale ethnic and linguistic diversity. So it is hard to gain a sense of the extent to which the text provides information as opposed to anecdote. Inevitably, both also include personal comments (Tolstoy's gambling; the author's aggravation with another member of the party) which pad the book while not adding to the book's insights into the region. It is somewhat like Oprah meets John Gunther. Nevetheless, I enjoyed reading the book, and as indicated at the outset of this review - there aren't many books about this region to choose from. ( ) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
The Caucasus is a jagged land. Sandwiched between the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, Turkey to the west, Iran to the south and Russia to the north, if the Caucasus didn't already possess the highest mountain range in Europe, the massive political pressure exerted from all sides would have forced the land to crack and rise anyway. Conquered in its time by Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Tamerlane, Peter the Great, Hitler and Stalin, its history is eventful to say the least. Noah's Ark lies, apparently, on the borders of Armenia; the Garden of Eden can be found in the south of Azerbaijan; and Prometheus was, for his sins, bound and pecked on the peak of a mountain in Georgia. Here, the author combines history with travelogue as he explores the Caucasus in search of the legacy of Imam Shamil, 19th century freedom fighter and guru of the modern Chechen resistance. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)947.5086History and Geography Europe Russia and eastern Europe [and formerly Finland] Caucasus region [Lithuania now 947.93] [Mostly more Lithuania]Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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