{"product_id":"9780525433187","title":"Between East and West: Across the Borderlands of Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the summer and fall of 1991, Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGulag\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIron Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, took a three month road trip through the freshly independent borderlands of Eastern Europe. She deftly weaves the harrowing history of the region and captures the effects of political upheaval on a personal level.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary journey into the past and present of the lands east of Poland and west of Russia—an area defined throughout its history by colliding empires. Traveling from the former Soviet naval center of Kaliningrad on the Baltic to the Black Sea port of Odessa, Anne Applebaum encounters a rich range of competing cultures, religions, and national aspirations. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In reasserting their heritage, the inhabitants of the borderlands attempt to build a future grounded in their fractured ancestral legacies. In the process, neighbors unearth old conflicts, devote themselves to recovering lost culture, and piece together competing legends to create a new tradition. Rich in surprising encounters and vivid characters, \u003ci\u003eBetween East and West\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly illuminates the soul of the borderlands and the shaping power of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026200281328,"sku":"9780525433187","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525433187_p0.jpg?v=1763710675","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525433187","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}