The Tragedy of the Middle East The Tragedy of the Middle East

The Tragedy of the Middle East

Publisher Description

I'll confess that in some ways, The 'Tragedy of the Middle East is my favorite of everything I've written. The title was chosen in great sincerity because the theme here is to explain how the region's modern history really is a tragedy.' Terrible mistakes were made; the wrong roads were chosen. Bloodthirsty ideology took hold; pragmatism was thrown out the window. And yet alongside all of these disasters was a certainty of correctness and a violent rejection of even considering what had gone wrong.
My approach, as always, is to ignore the Western scholarly literature and to examine the facts on the ground. So this book reviews the region's modern history and considers the alternatives; the reasons for key decisions; and the architecture of war, terrorism, and extremism. At the same time, I think the book provides a useful introduction to the Middle East and perhaps might be the best starting point for looking at the region and also getting into my work.
It was published by Cambridge University Press in 2002 and made into a paperback by them in 2004. There is also a Korean edition, by Hanul Publishing, issued in 2005.

GENRE
Politics & Current Affairs
RELEASED
2013
13 February
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
459
Pages
PUBLISHER
Barry Rubin
SIZE
358
KB
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