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This title in other formats:The Dust of Empire: The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartlandby Karl E. Meyer
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When Charles de Gaulle learned that France's former colonies in Africa had chosen independence, the great general shrugged dismissively, "They are the dust of empire." But as Americans have learned, particles of dust from remote and seemingly medieval countries can, at great human and material cost, jam the gears of a superpower. In The Dust of Empire, Karl E. Meyer examines the present and past of the Asian heartland in a book that blends scholarship with reportage, providing fascinating detail about regions and peoples now of urgent concern to America: the five Central Asian republics, the Caspian and the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and long-dominant Russia. He provides the context for America's war on terrorism, for Washington's search for friends and allies in an Islamic world rife with extremism, and for the new politics of pipelines and human rights in an area richer in the former than the latter. He offers a rich and complicated tapestry of a region where empires have so often come to grief—a cautionary tale. Book News Annotation:This paperback edition of the book which was originally published in
2003 includes a new introduction titled "On America After Iraq."
Meyer, a journalist and coauthor of (1999), seeks to
educate Americans in the post-9/11 terrorist war context about the
history of a perennial "hotspot" that has long viewed the US as an
empire. Includes a map of Asia and photos of US, British, and Soviet
players in the region.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Meyer examines the present and past of the Asian heartland in a book that blends scholarship with reportage, providing fascinating detail about regions and peoples now of urgent concern to America. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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