{"product_id":"no-friends-but-the-mountains-dispatches-from-the-worlds-violent-highlands-hardcover","title":"No Friends But the Mountains: Dispatches from the World's Violent Highlands - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Matloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA veteran war correspondent journeys to remote mountain communities across the globe-from Albania and Chechnya to Nepal and Colombia-to investigate why so many conflicts occur at great heights\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mountainous regions are home to only ten percent of the world's population yet host a strikingly disproportionate share of the world's conflicts. Mountains provide a natural refuge for those who want to elude authority, and their remoteness has allowed archaic practices to persist well into our globalized era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Judith Matloff shows, the result is a combustible mix we in the lowlands cannot afford to ignore. Traveling to conflict zones across the world, she introduces us to Albanian teenagers involved in ancient blood feuds; Mexican peasants hunting down violent poppy growers; and Jihadists who have resisted the Russian military for decades. At every stop, Matloff reminds us that the drugs, terrorism, and instability cascading down the mountainside affect us all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A work of political travel writing in the vein of Ryszard Kapuscinski and Robert Kaplan, \u003ci\u003eNo Friends but the Mountains \u003c\/i\u003eis an indelible portrait of the conflicts that have unexpectedly shaped our world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Matloff\u003c\/b\u003e teaches conflict reporting at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e. Matloff lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48931849732324,"sku":"9780465097883","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0850\/8132\/files\/QnY1ZFlMT3JKYlBieE9UeXFTNXZUUT09.webp?v=1778847457","url":"https:\/\/triumviratebooks.com\/products\/no-friends-but-the-mountains-dispatches-from-the-worlds-violent-highlands-hardcover","provider":"Triumvirate Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}