Bad Lands by Tony Wheeler
"Badlands" is Tony Wheeler's personal account of his experiences in some of the most repressed and dangerous regimes in the world. He selected these 'Bad Lands' based on a simple criteria - how each country treats its own citizens, if it is involved in terrorism and if it is a threat to other countries. He examines nine countries - Afghanistan, Albania, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Saudi Arabia - in an incisive political and social commentary that asks 'what makes a country truly evil?' 'How bad is really bad?' "Badlands" is a witty and personal travel account by the founder of Lonely Planet, a fascinating account of life in these closed off countries that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the state of the world today. A list of extra "Badlands" that didn't quite make the list Tony Wheeler's "Evil Meter[trademark]" - How does a country achieve Bad Land status? What makes a country truly evil? And what country heads the list?
A trek along Asia's 'hippie trail' in 1972 led to Tony and Maureen Wheeler creating travel publisher Lonely Planet, and to the New York Times describing him as 'the trailblazing patron saint of the world's backpackers and adventure travelers'. Wheeler has been involved with the Planet Wheeler Foundation's work on more than fifty projects in the developing world and the establishment of Melbourne's Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781741791860 |
| ISBN 10 | 1741791863 |
| Title | Bad Lands |
| Author | Tony Wheeler |
| Series | Lonely Planet Travel Literature |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Lonely Planet Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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