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Hotspots and Dodgy Places

Travels Through North Korea, Sudan and Distant Lands

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  • 304 páginas
  • 11 horas de lectura

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He visits a bizarre flower-show in Pyongyang, crosses confusing ethno-religious fault lines in the Balkans and Lebanon, drinks tea with friendly Yemenis near Osama bin Laden s ancestral village, explores prehistoric caves with Tuareg tribesmen in Libya, and plays Indiana Jones among pyramids shortly after a rebel attack on Khartoum. Through long-forgotten characters, bizarre coincidences of history and personal stories of individuals he encountered, Wee Cheng turns faraway lands alive, and convinces the reader that these are more than just places in the news.

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Hotspots and Dodgy Places, Tan Wee Cheng

Idioma
Publicado en
2009
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Título
Hotspots and Dodgy Places
Subtítulo
Travels Through North Korea, Sudan and Distant Lands
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2009
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
304
ISBN10
9814276154
ISBN13
9789814276153
Serie
Etiquetas
Asia, Viajes
Descripción
He visits a bizarre flower-show in Pyongyang, crosses confusing ethno-religious fault lines in the Balkans and Lebanon, drinks tea with friendly Yemenis near Osama bin Laden s ancestral village, explores prehistoric caves with Tuareg tribesmen in Libya, and plays Indiana Jones among pyramids shortly after a rebel attack on Khartoum. Through long-forgotten characters, bizarre coincidences of history and personal stories of individuals he encountered, Wee Cheng turns faraway lands alive, and convinces the reader that these are more than just places in the news.