Describes and explains how current events in the Middle East represent a backlash against decades of collusion and conspiracy. It links the present turmoil to the way in which the ruling establishment has consistently subordinated the welfare of the average Arab and to its conspiratorial alliance with the West. It argues that the West, and the CIA in particular, sponsored and to some extent helped create Islamic fundamentalism in the 1950s and 1960s in order to stop Nasser and thwart the USSR's designs on the region, and ...
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Describes and explains how current events in the Middle East represent a backlash against decades of collusion and conspiracy. It links the present turmoil to the way in which the ruling establishment has consistently subordinated the welfare of the average Arab and to its conspiratorial alliance with the West. It argues that the West, and the CIA in particular, sponsored and to some extent helped create Islamic fundamentalism in the 1950s and 1960s in order to stop Nasser and thwart the USSR's designs on the region, and exposes how British and American government have supported the Arab elite while turning a blind eye to their repressive domestic regimes.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 0575062754.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 9780312185435.
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Very Good. 414p. A softcover book in very good condition. Spine faintly creased and coenrs lightly crinkled; otherwise clean and tight. A study of coruption and turmoil in the Middle East, written by a Palestinian journalist.
