Dominic Ziegler isaThe Economist's Asia editor. He was the founding author of oBanyan,oaThe Economist's weekly column on Asian affairs. He has previously served as the magazine's Tokyo bureau chief and as its Greater China correspondent. In that role, he openedaThe Economist's first mainland bureau in Beijing in 1994. He has been with the magazine since 1986.
In his ambitious Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River
at the Borderland of Empires, Dominic Zieglermakes the powerful
case that this Asian Russia has been wrongly overshadowed by the
country s much smaller European component... As the book s subtitle
indicates, Mr. Ziegler uses one of the world s great rivers as a
vehicle to pursue this story and what a vehicle it is. ...[He]
writes beautifully, and with the fervor of a naturalist. - The Wall
Street Journal
[Black Dragon River] is almost as sprawling as its title
[It]presents Ziegler as both an amiable traveling companion and
formidably erudite professor, serving up well-spiced anthropology
In this overexamined world, it's nice to know there are outer
reaches that we can discover afresh. NPR.org
Strong in terms of background, authority and seamlessness of prose
The New York Times Book Review
The writing is superb a true labour of love, Black Dragon Riveris a
triumph. The Spectator
Highly rewarding for those with a sense of adventure Ziegler s
writing [leaps] and sparkles in all directions like the salmon,
fireflies and other Siberian fauna he delights in describing. As he
travels, Ziegler stirs up an enthralling mix of travelogue, history
and anthropology. The Telegraph
In this absorbing travelogue and history, Economisteditor Ziegler
ranges along the 2,826-mile Amur river from its Mongolian
headwaters to its Pacific mouth on what proves to be a grand
adventure Ziegler happily loses himself in the twisting tributaries
of the river and its lore and weaves in gorgeous evocations of the
landscape and piquant reportage on the odd and vibrant characters
who people it. This is a fascinating portrait of the Amur and its
enduring appeal as a symbol of Russia s tarnished present.
Publisher s Weekly
[Ziegler] weaves the colorful history of the region into his travel
narrative along the Amur an area that is particularly fascinating
because of its location between the empires of Russia and China and
its development and history being shaped by tsars, Soviets, and the
Ming and Qing dynasties, to name but a few. Readers curious about
the history of Sino-Russian relations and Russia s Eastward
expansion will find this account of particular interest. Library
Journal
[Ziegler s] journey, which he made by horse, Jeep, and train, took
him through difficult yet unforgettable landscapes and brought him
into contact with a host of intriguing individuals. [He] is
exceptionally knowledgeable about the Amur region and its
relationship to the current tensions that define the China-Russia
relationship Rich in history Kirkus Reviews
A superb book that marvellously melds high-class travel writing on
one of the world s least known regions with fascinating history of
explorers, emperors, freebooters, revolutionaries and
larger-than-life characters - all in a landscape that begs to be
explored by traveller as intrepid and determined as Ziegler.
Jonathan Fenby, author ofThe Penguin History of Modern China
If you think you understand the modern world, think again. Dominic
Ziegler takes us on a magical journey to an extraordinary part of
the globe - a river that snakes through history and possibly all
our futures. It is a story of cruelty, mystery, beauty and
wilderness that leaves you smiling at your previous ignorance. John
Micklethwait, co-author ofThe Fourth Revolution "A superb book that
marvellously melds high-class travel writing on one of the world's
least known regions with fascinating history of explorers,
emperors, freebooters, revolutionaries and larger-than-life
characters - all in a landscape that begs to be explored by
traveller as intrepid and determined as Ziegler."
Jonathan Fenby, author of The Penguin History of Modern China
"If you think you understand the modern world, think again. Dominic
Ziegler takes us on a magical journey to an extraordinary part of
the globe - a river that snakes through history and possibly all
our futures. It is a story of cruelty, mystery, beauty and
wilderness that leaves you smiling at your previous ignorance."
John Micklethwait, co-author of The Fourth Revolution"
"A superb book that marvellously melds high-class travel writing on
one of the world's least known regions with fascinating history of
explorers, emperors, freebooters, revolutionaries and
larger-than-life characters - all in a landscape that begs to be
explored by traveller as intrepid and determined as Ziegler."
Jonathan Fenby, author of "The Penguin History of Modern China"
"If you think you understand the modern world, think again. Dominic
Ziegler takes us on a magical journey to an extraordinary part of
the globe - a river that snakes through history and possibly all
our futures. It is a story of cruelty, mystery, beauty and
wilderness that leaves you smiling at your previous ignorance."
John Micklethwait, co-author of "The Fourth Revolution""
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