The Arabs : journeys beyond the mirage / David Lamb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamb, David, 1940-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

xvi, 348 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second Vintage Books edition, revised and updated.

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage Books, 2002.

Summary:

The Arabs is widely considered one of the essential books for understanding the Middle East and those who live there. David Lamb, who spent years as a correspondent in Cairo, explores the Arabs' religious, political, and cultural views, noting the differences and key similarities between the many segments of the Arab world. He explains Arab attitudes and actions toward the West, including the growth of terrorism, and situates current events in a larger historical backdrop that goes back more than a thousand years. Now thoroughly revised and updated, The Arabs takes the story up to the present. Lamb analyzes the developments that led to the September 11, 2001, attacks and helps the reader to understand how things got to that point. A veteran journalist, Lamb combines his extensive experience in covering international politics with his deeply informed insider's knowledge to provide an intimate portrait of the Arab world today.

Contents:

1 A Collision of Cultures 3

2 Cairo Gridlock 25

3 Spreading the Word 48

4 The Making of Terrorism 68

5 Among the Faithful 103

6 A Gulf of Misunderstanding 127

7 The American Connection 149

8 A Nation Lay Dying 173

9 The Twice-Promised Land 208

10 Desert Dazzle 234

11 The Legacy of Oil 261

12 Some Men at the Top 286

13 A Journey's End 319

A Statistical Profile 334.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-341) and index.

ISBN:

1400030412

OCLC:

49503558