Travel as a Political act

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Call Number: 910.202 St, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Travel / General / Steves, Rick
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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"How to leave your baggage behind"--Cover.
Includes index.
How to travel as a political act -- Lessons from the former Yugoslavia: war and peace in modern times -- Europe unites: successes and struggles -- Resurrection in El Salvador -- Denmark: highly taxed and highly content -- Turkey and Morocco: sampling secular Islam -- Europe: not "hard on drugs" or "soft on drugs," but smart on drugs -- Mission: understand Iran -- The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians today -- Homecoming.
Presents advice on traveling to different countries of the world as a way of increasing our understanding of different cultures and political systems, and appreciating the interconnectedness within the global community. In his third edition, the author considers the new political reality of Brexit, Refugees, Erdoğan, and Trump, as well as populism, nativism, terrorism, and climate change and explains why travel has never been more relevant.

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Not A Travel Book submitted by majean on July 6, 2018, 6:21pm If you enjoy travel, you will probably like this book, but this is not a Rick Steves How-to. I was surprised, pleased, and touched by what he has to say in this book. Everyone should read it! Especially those who choose to stay at home.