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Philip Shishkin

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I'm the author of Restless Valley Revolution Murder and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia, a nonfiction account of skulduggery and true crime in a region that has served as America's launchpad for the war in Afghanistan. In my previous life, I was an award-winning staff correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, reporting from all over the world. For my sins, I got to run WSJ's Baghdad bureau during the height of Iraq's sectarian war. And I've also written extensively about Turkey, Afghanistan, the Balkans, the U.S., Europe, and of course Central Asia. A fellow at the Asia Society, I now live in Beijing. In my writing, I'm drawn to life's many absurdities, stranger-than-fiction plot twists, and unlikely characters, plenty of whom populat ...more

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another generous review, this time in the Atlantic sister publication Quartz, by Alex Cooley, a Columbia professor and the khan of Central Asia scribes:


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Published on May 21, 2013 01:54
Average rating: 4.11 · 257 ratings · 27 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
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Philip Shishkin Philip Shishkin said: " This is a highly readable account of China's relations with foreign countries, near and far, over the past three centuries. It's essential reading for anyone trying to understand China's foreign policy today ...more "

 
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