Murderers in Mausoleums Riding the Back Roads of Empire Between Moscow and Beijing

Name: Murderers in Mausoleums Riding the Back Roads of Empire Between Moscow and Beijing
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ISBN: 9780618799916

ISBN-10: 0618799915

ISBN-13: 9780618799916

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jeffrey Tayler

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A gripping journey through some of the planet's most remote and challenging terrain and its peoples, in search of why democracy has yet to thrive in lands it seemed so recently ready to overtake Across the largest landmass on earth, from Moscow to Beijing, in lands once conquered by Genghis Khan and exploited by ruthless Communist regimes, autocratic and dictatorial states are again arising, growing wealthy on petrodollars and low-cost manufacturing. More and more, they are challenging the West. Media reports focus on developments in the two capitals, but the masses of people inhabiting the vast expanses in between remain mostly unseen and unheard, their daily lives and aspirations scarcely…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/27/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Jeffrey Tayler is the author of "Siberian Dawn: A Journey Across the New Russia". He writes for "Conde Nast Traveler", "Spin", "Harper's", and other publications and is a regular commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered". Two of his essays appeared in the inaugural edition of "The Best American Travel Writing". He lives in Russia.