Publisher's Synopsis
A blend of impressionism, history, political interpretation, and travel writing, this book catches a number of places at specific moments: Watergate Washington, Delhi under a State of Emergency, Rhodesia on the eve of independence, Cairo during Israeli-Egyptian peace talks, and Panama during the United States Treaty debate. Shuttling between London, Trieste, Istanbul, Los Angeles, and New York, Jan Morris makes an informed and perceptive guide.;This book is intended for readers and collectors of travel literature; aficionados of Jan Morris's work.
