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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Acting as a modern jester can completely transform the way you travel.
Chapter 3: To really engage with a new place, you should firmly leave all your preconceptions behind at home.
Chapter 4: The Balkan Peninsula brims with fascinating insights into the intricate history of the former Yugoslavia.
Chapter 5: El Salvador is a compelling nation marked by its colonial past and a brutal civil war.
Chapter 6: Europeans hold a different attitude toward drug policies than Americans do.
Chapter 7: Visiting Iran is a powerful way to learn about its Islamic Revolution and the beliefs of everyday people.
Description
Travel as a Political Act (2009, updated in 2018) is a passionate plea for an enlightened approach to travel; an approach that does away with preconceptions and lets us engage with other countries and cultures. Packed full of actionable advice and top tips to help you travel intelligently, these blinks are also studded with fascinating examples of the kinds of things you might learn along the way.
Who Should Listen
- Globetrotters and aspiring explorers
- Sociologists
- Students of political science