
In Europe's Shadow
Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond
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Narrado por:
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Paul Boehmer
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Robert D. Kaplan
In Bucharest, Romania's capital, Kaplan discovered that few Westerners were reporting on the country - one of the darkest corners of Europe during the Cold War. In an intense and cinematic travelogue, Kaplan explores the history and culture of the only country in the West where the leading intellectuals have been right-wing rather than left-wing; a country that gave rise to the dictator Ion Antonescu, Hitler's chief foreign accomplice during WWII; a country where the Latin West mixes with the Greek East, producing a fascinating fusion of cultures.
In Europe's Shadow is a deep and vivid immersion into one place, a country that is a metaphor for Europe's current challenge in confronting Vladimir Putin's Russia. With the brilliant, insightful Kaplan as our narrator and eyewitness, this book is a shorthand masterpiece about imperialism and a country critical to our understanding of the last century in Europe.
Robert D. Kaplan is the author of 16 books on foreign affairs and travel translated into many languages, including The Revenge of Geography, Monsoon, Balkan Ghosts, and Warrior Politics. He has been a foreign correspondent for The Atlantic for over three decades. In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine named Kaplan among the world's "100 Top Global Thinkers".
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Like Barry Lopez' magical descriptions of nature, Kaplan carries one away with his intuitive insights weaving art, architecture, philosophy, religion and history into a delicious discourse.
A must read.
Kaplan should be Ambassador to Romania
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Kaplan focuses on Romania from the 1930s through World War II, Communism and the fall of the Soviet Union. He philosophizes at length on the meaning of nationalism, ethnic identity and individualism. He writes coolly about the horrors that have been visited upon the country and its people, by both the fascist leadership in World War II and the Communists under Ceaucescu and his predecessor--as well as invaders in prior centuries. He repeatedly returns to the risks facing Romania today, primarily from Vladimir Putin's Russia, which seeks to destabilize its neighbors to prevent them from allying too strongly with the West or becoming a threat to Russian power.
While the book is dense with ideas, it is not always easy listening. I frequently found my attention wandering as Kaplan described the works of yet another scholar or his visit to yet another Romanian town. Listening to the book, you miss the illustrations which might provide some color. (I sometimes went online to look at the maps to see where he was--but that's not easy when you are listening in a car.)
Paul Boehmer, the narrator, did an excellent job with pronunciations (I assume), but his style was somewhat dry, like a college professor giving the same lectures for the tenth time.
Wrestling with History
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The recording is terrible, I don’t understand what is happening why does is sound so bad. The voice is mechanical and unnatural at times. The non English words are completely wrongly pronounced. There are many names of people and places and books, etc. which are butchered. This affects not only the Romania or Hungarian words but also the French and German ones. I hope that this book is re-recorded. It is a pity because the book is rather good.
Great book, poor recording
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Insightful and useful
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What did you love best about In Europe's Shadow?
The author had first hand experiences in Romania that were separated by more than 20 years. During that time, the country had dramatically changed.What was one of the most memorable moments of In Europe's Shadow?
The author noted that as young journalist in Israel, he had no status; there were too many great journalists. When he arrived in Romania (before Perestroika) he was one of just a handful of Western writers covering the country. He reflected on living in a hostel while interviewing senior government officials.What about Paul Boehmer’s performance did you like?
The performance was well done; this is complicated material that Paul Boehner brought to life.Excellent Romania Overview
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Romania a true survivor
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career of a journalist. The book illustrates the importance of making decisions in
your life that appear arbitrarily motivated at first. For example to enter a small
bookstore in King George's, Jerusalem, to buy a second hand
book by an unknown author, and then to follow your destiny after reading that book.
Anyone who reads Kaplan's book understands that books and literature are of topmost importance
for anyone who wants to understand reality,
The narrator Paul Boehmer is doing such a good job, that at moments I was sure that
I listen to the author himself.
Excellent introd. to Romania and history writing.
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I was much more interested in Romania than in the practice of journalism, so overall I was disappointed. The scene of him attempting to dispose of his books foreshadows the rest of the text. The book is much more about Kaplan's nostalgic look back at his years and experiences as a journalist in Romania than it is about the experiences of Romanians. The book is about Kaplan, not Romania.
It rambles through his recollections, with certain memories evoking connections that are not always meaningful or clear to the readers, and one gets the sense that Kaplan is trying to accomplish more than just a reflection on his time in Romania. An attempt at philosophy, to uncover meaning, and to make some commentary not necessarily on Romania but on life itself always seems to be lurking behind his prose, but it never rises to the surface.
Ultimately, one is left with the feeling that someone promised to show them something grandiose, but then never got around to actually doing it.
Memoir of a journalist
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Deep dive interweaving Romanianhistory & modernity
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The narration is terrible. It sounds chopped and stitched back together. By far the sloppiest editing ice encountered on audible. I hope they re-record because it is a story worth telling (sans distraction).
Outstanding essay on Romania and the author's experiences of the East
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