Defeat: Losing Iraq and the Future of the Middle East - Couverture souple

Steele, Jonathan

 
9781582434797: Defeat: Losing Iraq and the Future of the Middle East
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1582434794 ISBN 13 : 9781582434797
Editeur : Counterpoint, 2009

Synopsis

As the dreadful reality of the coalition's defeat in Iraq begins to sink in, one question dominates Washington and London: Why? In this controversial new book, Jonathan Steele provides a stark and arresting answer: Bush and Blair were defeated from the day they decided to occupy the country. Steele describes the centuries of humiliation that have scarred the Iraqi national psyche, creating a powerful and deeply felt nationalism and spreading cultural landmines along the road to winning Baghdad. Steele shows for the first time how the invasion and occupation were perceived by ordinary Iraqis, whose feelings and experiences were completely ignored by Western policymakers. The result of such arrogance, Steele demonstrates, was a failure that will forever resonate with such dark chapters of American and British history as the Vietnam War and the Suez Canal crisis. Blending vivid reportage, informed analysis, and sweeping historical narrative, Defeat is the definitive post-mortem on this pivotal catastrophe.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Steele is a columnist for The Guardian, as well as a foreign correspondent and author. Since 9/11 he has reported from Afghanistan and Iraq as well as on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

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Éditeur
Counterpoint
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1582434794
ISBN 13 
9781582434797
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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