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Night of power : the betrayal of the Middle East / Robert Fisk

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London : 4th Estate, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: xxvii, 644 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780007255481
  • 0007255489
  • 9780007350612
  • 0007350619
Other title:
  • Betrayal of the Middle East
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS63.123 .F575 2024
Contents:
Foreword / by Patrick Cockburn -- Preface -- Legacy -- The age of the dictator -- Walking on windows -- Painting Othello black -- "You have your mission, and I have mine" -- "The gloves are coming off, gentlemen..." -- The dog in the manger -- The Israeli empire -- "Going wild" -- How brave our warships looked that dawn -- The awakening -- The wounded tiger -- '"Dear Moussa..." -- The men in white socks -- The surgeon with the bloodstained hands -- Postscript / by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk
Summary: Robert Fisk picks up reporting on the Middle East where his book "The great war for civilization" left off, starting with the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in 2005. From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel's wars against Palestine and Lebanon, he condemns the West's ongoing hypocrisy and interference while exposing the horrific realities of life on the ground. Using a combination of journalism, historical analysis, and eyewitness reporting, Fisk delivers an essential account of the last twenty years, exposing the consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East
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Book Book UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة DS63.123 .F575 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط 30030000006061

Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-615) and index

Foreword / by Patrick Cockburn -- Preface -- Legacy -- The age of the dictator -- Walking on windows -- Painting Othello black -- "You have your mission, and I have mine" -- "The gloves are coming off, gentlemen..." -- The dog in the manger -- The Israeli empire -- "Going wild" -- How brave our warships looked that dawn -- The awakening -- The wounded tiger -- '"Dear Moussa..." -- The men in white socks -- The surgeon with the bloodstained hands -- Postscript / by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk

Robert Fisk picks up reporting on the Middle East where his book "The great war for civilization" left off, starting with the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in 2005. From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel's wars against Palestine and Lebanon, he condemns the West's ongoing hypocrisy and interference while exposing the horrific realities of life on the ground. Using a combination of journalism, historical analysis, and eyewitness reporting, Fisk delivers an essential account of the last twenty years, exposing the consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East

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