Mr. Kaplan is the first traveler to take us on a journey to the jagged places where these … - Michael Ignatieff

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Michael Ignatieff

Mr. Kaplan is the first traveler to take us on a journey to the jagged places where these tectonic plates meet, and his argument--that our future is being shaped far away 'at the ends of the earth'--makes his travelogue pertinent and compelling reading.

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