Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by Robert D. Kaplan

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History

Robert D. Kaplan

384 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history politics travel informative slow-paced

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From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one...

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informative 62%
dark 50%
challenging 37%
reflective 37%
sad 37%
tense 37%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%

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medium 37%
fast 12%

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