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“The geopolitical equivalent of scorecards that get hawked at ball games. Only Bob could make a user’s guide to our increasingly hostile world this absorbing, this breezy, and—ultimately—this hopeful.”

Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac

“It takes deft touch to combine this much-needed research with a razor-sharp wit... You’ll laugh ‘til you cry, but at least you’ll be one step ahead of CNN.”

Gus Russo, author of Supermob and The Outfit

“If you read one book this year, be like me and choose this one.”
Emo Philips

“Bob Harris, perpetual Jeopardy underdog, now turns his polymathic curiosity to the subject of GLOBAL CONFLICT—the result: this handy history of violence that is at once surprising, fascinating, enlightening, and surprisingly: NOT TOTALLY DEPRESSING. A gimlet-eyed look at the world we endure that’s also suitable for enjoying with a gimlet.”
John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise and correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart


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“The geopolitical equivalent of scorecards that get hawked at ball games. Only Bob could make a user’s guide to our increasingly hostile world this absorbing, this breezy, and—ultimately—this hopeful.”

Ken Jennings, author of Brainiac

“It takes deft touch to combine this much-needed research with a razor-sharp wit... You’ll laugh ‘til you cry, but at least you’ll be one step ahead of CNN.”

Gus Russo, author of Supermob and The Outfit

“If you read one book this year, be like me and choose this one.”
Emo Philips

“Bob Harris, perpetual Jeopardy underdog, now turns his polymathic curiosity to the subject of GLOBAL CONFLICT—the result: this handy history of violence that is at once surprising, fascinating, enlightening, and surprisingly: NOT TOTALLY DEPRESSING. A gimlet-eyed look at the world we endure that’s also suitable for enjoying with a gimlet.”
John Hodgman, author of The Areas of My Expertise and correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (September 25, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307394360
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307394361
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #324,581 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Someone Makes It Clear, September 28, 2007
By Lucas Gerhart (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This is the kind of book that's been needed for a long time. It's a quick, surprisingly funny guide to all those things on the news that you know you ought to know about but don't. You get the history of the conflicts in a given area, who the main players are, and what they're fighting about. Suddenly, things get a lot clearer.

It's not a book you feel like you need to read cover-to-cover, either, although you might find yourself doing that anyway, getting pulled along by the humor. Instead, you can use it as a quick reference the next time you find yourself wondering about what the deal is in Burma, for example. You're going to want to keep it next to your television or newspaper.

The maps are great too. I found that a lot of times I got a sense of what the main thrust of a conflict was just by looking at the map. Harris has done a good job -- in the maps and in the text -- with boiling things down to the essential points, so you can see the situation for yourself.

The book is more than a painless way to educate yourself -- it's a funny way to educate yourself.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars just what you need, in the newsroom or on the toilet, September 28, 2007
Bob explains everything, fairly and honestly, probably getting something wrong or not to your political taste, but not for lack of trying to get it right, considering, you know, he's a gameshow contestant. And he's funny. Which is saying something, considering most of the time he's describing genocide.

Even better, just like in his memoir Prisoner of Trebekistan (which you should read if you haven't), you get to the end, and somehow, this wise-guy know-it-all ends up sneaking past you and becoming very moving and wise. Go figure.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars good for your brain and/or soul, October 6, 2007
By Tim Johnson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
Despite what we're constantly told, we don't live in the Age of Information. We live in the Age of Crappy, Useless Information. TV continuously shows us pictures of things blowing up all over the world. But they never provide any context, so you end up with the impression Planet Earth is simultaneously boring, confusing and extremely dangerous.

That's why "Who Hates Whom" is such a wonderful and useful book. Read it, and suddenly the uprising in Burma (now all over TV) isn't just a morass of random violence, but the next chapter in an ongoing drama that ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. Suddenly the NY Times story today (October 7, 2007) about mass rape in Congo isn't just about hideous human depravity springing out at us from nowhere, but hideous human depravity that grows out of a 130 year-long history of extreme violence. Likewise with Iraq, Colombia, Kashmir, and 28 other chapters.

Of course, this much horrible information in one place would normally be unbearably depressing. But Bob Harris is such a clear, succinct, hilarious writer the whole thing is, amazingly enough, a genuine pleasure to read. You will never laugh more about worldwide human suffering. (Or rather, about the universal human behaviors that lead to worldwide suffering -- Harris' humanity and decency come through more clearly in 200 short pages than the World Bank can manage in 10,000 stultifying reports.) And he closes with a believable case for why everything you've just read should actually make you optimistic about human potential. Maybe.

So get this for yourself, and for anyone you know with the least interest in the outside world. Your brains and souls will thank you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and thought-provoking
Subtitled "Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing Up: A Woefully Incomplete Guide," this book gives short essays on the various "little wars" going... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Paul Lappen

5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very well done
I'm not sure how to characterize this book, but I'll just go with: THIS FREAKING RULES. It provides the CONTEXT to world events, so you have a better idea of what's going on. Read more
Published 14 months ago by gobrowns

5.0 out of 5 stars Harris fills in the gaps. (and there were lots of gaps)
Think the mainstream media is going to keep you up to date on all this stuff? No. In fact, I sometimes wonder if they prefer to keep you in the dark. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Shooshie

1.0 out of 5 stars "No Expertise. Zero."
"I claim no expertise. Zero. My degree is in elecrical engineering...I've been a comic, TV writer...I'm lucky I'm allowed to drive." (page 3). Read more
Published 15 months ago by Chicago Joe

4.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably readable.
I think it is something of a miracle that Mr. Harris made this book so accessible. I picked up this book because I enjoyed other material that Bob Harris produced, but I was a... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Skippy18

5.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Tell the Players without a Scorecard!
Bob Harris manages to educate and entertain in this guide to the myriad of wars, conflicts, arguments, rivalries, and turf battles around the world. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mary Folley

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable if you're interested in world events.
If you believe most news outlets, celebrities' parenting styles are some of the most important issues impacting our lives today-- not ethnic conflict in Africa, religious wars in... Read more
Published on November 2, 2007 by Michael Falk

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick read and solid book
Harris offers a great primer for the geopolitically aspiring wonk. I love his writing style, and the rock heavy content material is lightened a touch by his humorous tone. Read more
Published on October 27, 2007 by ambiguator

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, informative, and very well-written.
I bought Bob Harris's previous book, Prisoner of Trebekistan, because I'm a big fan of "Jeopardy," but he showed both a knack for self-deprecation of Dangerfield-esque levels and... Read more
Published on October 21, 2007 by S. Kaltenbaugh

5.0 out of 5 stars Lends a Sense of Hope to the Content
In this book, Bob Harris manages to combine very serious (and potentially depressing) information with a lovely, funny writing style. Read more
Published on October 13, 2007 by S. Kirmer

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