Sowing the Wind: The Seeds of Conflict in the Middle East

Keay, John

ISBN 10: 0719555833 / ISBN 13: 9780719555831

Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York, 2003

Beschreibung

506pp/illus. The seeds of conflict in the Middle East were sown in the first 60 years of the 20th century, when the West discovered the imperatives for intervention that have plunged the region into crisis ever since. Clean. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003786

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Sowing the Wind: The Seeds of Conflict in ...

Verlag: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2003

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+

Auflage: 1st Printing

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'A witty, thoroughly informed and agreeably detached account of a subject both serious and extremely interesting ! John Keay's sweeping, breathless but always entertaining and acute study of the West's various interventions in the region is going to be a great help, and it quietly justifies its title by quietly suggesting that the net result of these interventions in the course of the 20th Century was less than productive' -- Spectator, Peter Hensher 20030606 'Using a wealth of finely selected memoirs and anecdotes, to a remarkable degree John Keay pulls off the impossible. While always alert to the seriousness of his subject matter, he nonetheless manages to evoke countless individuals, some well known (T E Lawrence, General Allenby), some only half-remembered (Gertrude Bell, Glubb Pasha), and some the preserve of specialists (A T Wilson, Loy Henderson). Albert Einstein and E M Forster are among many who put in guest appearances. Keay repeatedly joining up yesterday's dots with missing sand lines' -- Sunday Times 20030622 'John Keay's new history of the British in the modern Middle East is the best for almost 40 years' -- Guardian 20030621 'Keay's book is exemplary in its commitment to telling the story of Western -- during this period, primarily British -- intervention in the Middle East' -- John McTernan, Scotland on Sunday 20030608 'An impressive account ! an excellent synthesis of the vast body of work on how the west planted the seeds of the Middle East's conflicts. Keay excels at explaining the broader political context of events' -- New Statesman 20030608 'John Keay has created a brilliant narrative that mixes sound historical judgement with an ability to see through self-serving cant and has assembled an extraordinary cast of characters' -- Glasgow Sunday Herald 20030608 'Grand in scope and notable in achievement ! with erudition and wit, Keay provides as impartial an introduction to the complex Arab-Israeli relationship as possible' -- LA Times 20031001 'Offers an insight both enthralling and scholarly' -- Traveller Magazine 20030701 'Keay has a light touch and a gift for weaving together the complex strands of the story in a compelling ... way' -- Royal Society for Asian Affairs 20031101 'Keay's fluid prose breathes life into this subject' -- The Glasgow Herald 20040214 'Keay tells a story ... in an engagingly original way' -- Royal Society for Asian Affairs 20031101