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- Personalize
- Yes
- Type
- Hardcover
- Publication Name
- Knopf
- Signed
- Yes
- Ex Libris
- No
- ISBN-10
- 1400041511
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- Yes
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Inscribed
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- Vintage
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- ISBN
- 9781400041510
- Book Title
- Great War for Civilisation : the Conquest of the Middle East
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Terrorism, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
- Item Width
- 6.7in
- Item Weight
- 54.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 1136 Pages
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During the thirty years that award-winning journalist Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East, he has covered every major event in the region, from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution, from the American hostage crisis in Beirut (as one of only two Western journalists in the city at the time) to the Iran-Iraq War, from the Russian invasion of Afghanistan to Israel's invasions of Lebanon, from the Gulf War to the invasion and ongoing war in Iraq. Now he brings his knowledge, his firsthand experience and his intimate understanding of the Middle East to a book that addresses the full complexity of its political history and its current state of affairs. Passionate in his concerns about the region and relentless in his pursuit of the truth, Fisk has been able to enter the world of the Middle East and the lives of its people as few other journalists have. The result is a work of stunning reportage. His unblinking eyewitness testimony to the horrors of war places him squarely in the tradition of the great frontline reporters of the Second World War. His searing descriptions of lives mangled in the chaos of battle and of the battles themselves are at once dreadful and heartrending. This is also a book of lucid, incisive analysis. Reaching back into the long history of invasion, occupation and colonization in the region, Fisk sets forth this information in a way that makes clear how a history of injustice "has condemned the Middle East to war." He lays open the role of the West in the seemingly endless strife and warfare in the region, traces the growth of the West's involvement and influence there over the past one hundred years, and outlines the West's record of support for some of the most ruthless leaders in the Middle East. He chronicles the ever-more-powerful military presence of the United States and tracks the consequent, increasingly virulent anti-Westernand particularly anti-Americansentiment among the region's Muslim populations. Fisk interweaves this history with his own vividly rendered experiences in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Israel, Palestine and Lebanonon the front lines; behind the scenes; in the streets of cities and villages; and inside military headquarters, the hideouts of guerrillas, the homes of ordinary citizens. Here, too, are indelible portraits of Osama bin Laden, Ayatollah Khomeini and Yassir Arafat, among othersall of whom he has met face-to-facerevelatory in their apprehension of the individuals and the ideologies they represent. Finally, The Great War for Civilisation is the story of journalists in war: of their attempts to report the first, impartial drafts of history, to monitor the centers of power, to challenge authority ("especially . . . when governments and politicians take us to war") and to battle an increasingly partisan worldwide media in their determination to report the truth. Unflinching, provocative, brilliantly writtena work of major importance for today's world.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400041511
ISBN-13
9781400041510
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Great War for Civilisation : the Conquest of the Middle East
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Terrorism, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
1136 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
2.3in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
54.4 Oz
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Ds62.8.F53 2005
Reviews
"Notable for [its] depth of observation and insight and for the vividness of [its] descriptions of particular events and people. [Fisk has] a strong affection and respect for the suffering majority of Palestinians and Israelis inexorably caught up in the storm of violence, fear, mythology, and hatred that the former territory of Palestine has become . . . His extraordinarily readable book depicts a vast historical landscape . . . For all his erudition and his passion for the subject, Fisk is primarily a journalist, and his book, among many other things, is an important account of what a journalist actually does or tries to do, especially during wars . . . Fisk's powers of observation make his war reporting particularly vivid [and he] has developed a network of friends and acquaintances throughout the region who provide background and depth for his stories . . . Shocking . . . Deeply moving." Brian Urquhart,New York Review of Books "Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk has written one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle Eastern history yet . . . Fisk, who has lived in and reported on the Middle East since 1976, first for the (London)Timesand now for theIndependent,possesses deep knowledge of the broader history of the region . . . It is his capacity for visceral description--he has seen, or tracked down firsthand accounts of, all the major events of the past 25 years--that makes this volume unique . . . A stunning achievement." --Publishers Weekly(starred review) "The most comprehensive survey of 25 years of Middle Eastern conflict."Library Journal "An epic account . . . a rich tapestry of the contemporary Middle East [and an] engagingly thorough tour of the region's turmoil." Newsweek International "Fisk is a gifted writer and an accomplished storyteller, so those who have not read him before will enjoy [the]wealth of hard-won narrative detail accumulated over the decades of intrepid reporting." --The Economist "A magisterial report from the shifting front lines of the Middle East. It deserves to be read by all those who are concerned with what is happening in Iraq today." Boston Sunday Globe "The book seals Robert Fisk's place as a venerable, indispensable contributor to informed debate in and about the Middle East." The Nation, "Notable for [its] depth of observation and insight and for the vividness of [its] descriptions of particular events and people. [Fisk has] a strong affection and respect for the suffering majority of Palestinians and Israelis inexorably caught up in the storm of violence, fear, mythology, and hatred that the former territory of Palestine has become . . . His extraordinarily readable book depicts a vast historical landscape . . . For all his erudition and his passion for the subject, Fisk is primarily a journalist, and his book, among many other things, is an important account of what a journalist actually does or tries to do, especially during wars . . . Fisk's powers of observation make his war reporting particularly vivid [and he] has developed a network of friends and acquaintances throughout the region who provide background and depth for his stories . . . Shocking . . . Deeply moving." Brian Urquhart, New York Review of Books "Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk has written one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle Eastern history yet . . . Fisk, who has lived in and reported on the Middle East since 1976, first for the (London) Times and now for the Independent, possesses deep knowledge of the broader history of the region . . . It is his capacity for visceral description--he has seen, or tracked down firsthand accounts of, all the major events of the past 25 years--that makes this volume unique . . . A stunning achievement." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The most comprehensive survey of 25 years of Middle Eastern conflict." Library Journal "An epic account . . . a rich tapestry of the contemporary Middle East [and an] engagingly thorough tour of the region's turmoil." Newsweek International "Fisk is a gifted writer and an accomplished storyteller, so those who have not read him before will enjoy [the]wealth of hard-won narrative detail accumulated over the decades of intrepid reporting." -- The Economist "A magisterial report from the shifting front lines of the Middle East. It deserves to be read by all those who are concerned with what is happening in Iraq today." Boston Sunday Globe "The book seals Robert Fisk's place as a venerable, indispensable contributor to informed debate in and about the Middle East." The Nation, "Notable for [its] depth of observation and insight and for the vividness of [its] descriptions of particular events and people. [Fisk has] a strong affection and respect for the suffering majority of Palestinians and Israelis inexorably caught up in the storm of violence, fear, mythology, and hatred that the former territory of Palestine has become . . . His extraordinarily readable book depicts a vast historical landscape . . . For all his erudition and his passion for the subject, Fisk is primarily a journalist, and his book, among many other things, is an important account of what a journalist actually does or tries to do, especially during wars . . . Fisk's powers of observation make his war reporting particularly vivid [and he] has developed a network of friends and acquaintances throughout the region who provide background and depth for his stories . . . Shocking . . . Deeply moving." Brian Urquhart,New York Review of Books "Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk has written one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle Eastern history yet . . . Fisk, who has lived in and reported on the Middle East since 1976, first for the (London)Timesand now for theIndependent,possesses deep knowledge of the broader history of the region . . . It is his capacity for visceral description--he has seen, or tracked down firsthand accounts of, all the major events of the past 25 years--that makes this volume unique . . . A stunning achievement." --Publishers Weekly(starred review) "The most comprehensive survey of 25 years of Middle Eastern conflict."Library Journal "An epic account . . . a rich tapestry of the contemporary Middle East [and an] engagingly thorough tour of the region's turmoil." Newsweek International "Fisk is a gifted writer and an accomplished storyteller, so those who have not read him before will enjoy [the]wealth of hard-won narrative detail accumulated over the decades of intrepid reporting." --The Economist "A magisterial report from the shifting front lines of the Middle East. It deserves to be read by all those who are concerned with what is happening in Iraq today." Boston Sunday Globe "The book seals Robert Fisk's place as a venerable, indispensable contributor to informed debate in and about the Middle East." The Nation From the Hardcover edition., "Notable for Ýits¨ depth of observation and insight and for the vividness of Ýits¨ descriptions of particular events and people. ÝFisk has¨ a strong affection and respect for the suffering majority of Palestinians and Israelis inexorably caught up in the storm of violence, fear, mythology, and hatred that the former territory of Palestine has become . . . His extraordinarily readable book depicts a vast historical landscape . . . For all his erudition and his passion for the subject, Fisk is primarily a journalist, and his book, among many other things, is an important account of what a journalist actually does or tries to do, especially during wars . . . Fisk's powers of observation make his war reporting particularly vivid Ýand he¨ has developed a network of friends and acquaintances throughout the region who provide background and depth for his stories . . . Shocking . . . Deeply moving." -Brian Urquhart, "New York Review of Books" "Combining a novelist's talent for atmosphere with a scholar's grasp of historical sweep, foreign correspondent Fisk has written one of the most dense and compelling accounts of recent Middle Eastern history yet . . . Fisk, who has lived in and reported on the Middle East since 1976, first for the (London) "Times" and now for the "Independent," possesses deep knowledge of the broader history of the region . . . It is his capacity for visceral description--he has seen, or tracked down firsthand accounts of, all the major events of the past 25 years--that makes this volume unique . . . A stunning achievement." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred review) "The most comprehensive survey of 25 years of Middle Eastern conflict."-"Library Journal" "An epic account . . . a rich tapestry of the contemporary Middle East Ýand an¨ engagingly thorough tour of the region's turmoil." -"Newsweek International" "Fisk is a gifted writer and an accomplished storyteller, so those who have not read him before will enjoy Ýthe¨wealth of hard-won narrative detail accumulated over the decades of intrepid reporting." --"The Economist" "A magisterial report from the shifting front lines of the Middle East. It deserves to be read by all those who are concerned with what is happening in Iraq today." -"Boston Sunday Globe" "The book seals Robert Fisk's place as a venerable, indispensable contributor to informed debate in and about the Middle East." -"The Nation"
Table of Content
Acknowledgements List of Maps Preface 1. "One of Our Brothers Had a Dream . . ." 2. "They Shoot Russians" 3. The Choirs of Kandahar 4. The Carpet-Weavers 5. The Path to War 6. "The Whirlwind War" 7. "War against War" and the Fast Train to Paradise 8. Drinking the Poisoned Chalice 9. "Sentenced to Suffer Death" 10. The First Holocaust 11. Fifty Thousand Miles from Palestine 12. The Last Colonial War 13. The Girl and the Child and Love 14. "Anything to Wipe Out a Devil . . ." 15. Planet Damnation 16. Betrayal 17. The Land of Graves 18. The Plague 19. Now Thrive the Armourers . . . 20. Even to Kings, He Comes . . . 21. Why? 22. The Die Is Cast 23. Atomic Dog, Annihilator, Arsonist, Anthrax, Anguish and Agamemnon 24. Into the Wilderness Notes Select Bibliography Chronology Index
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-049813
Dewey Decimal
956.04
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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