Gods Of The Upper Air

About the author:

A native of the Ozark hill country, Charles King studied history and politics at the University of Arkansas and Oxford University. He is the author of The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (Oxford University Press, 2008), The Black Sea: A History (Oxford University Press, 2004) and The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture (Hoover Institution Press, 2000), as well as essays in the literary and popular press. He has worked with broadcast media such as CNN, the History Channel, and MTV. He teaches at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC, where he is Professor of International Affairs and Government.