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OverviewWhen popular revolutions erupted in Tunisia and Egypt, Western pundits were quick to hail the stirrings of an Arab Spring and draw parallels between the resulting upheaval in the Middle East and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. In The Tunisian Tsunami John R. Bradley offers a sober counternarrative to this outlook. It is not liberalism, democracy, and pluralism that will emerge triumphant, he argues, but instead radical Islam. Bradley illustrates how, in a region awash with extremist Wahhabi ideology, intertribal rivalries, and Sunni-Shia divisions, the idea that liberal and progressive trends will prevail is little more than wishful thinking. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John R. BradleyPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.30cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780230338197ISBN 10: 0230338194 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 19 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Saudi Arabia Exposed: 'A highly informed, temperate, and understanding account of a country ... that is an enigma.' - The New York Times 'A thoughtful, incisive portrait of a fractured nation ... [a] remarkable volume.' - Newsweek 'Offers insight into Saudi life seldom reported in the West.' - New York Post 'Contribute[s] significantly to the debate ... Bradley had a unique vantage. Buy this book.' - Los Angeles Times Book Review For Behind the Veil of Vice: 'Drawing on extensive research as well as the author's own substantial firsthand knowledge of the region, the book offers an essential corrective to the fantasies and misinformation about Middle Eastern cultures.' - Publishers Weekly <p>Praise for Saudi Arabia Exposed <p> A highly informed, temperate, and understanding account of a country . . . that is an enigma. -- The New York Times <p> A thoughtful, incisive portrait of a fractured nation . . . [a] remarkable volume. -- Newsweek <p> Offers insight into Saudi life seldom reported in the West. --New York Post <p> Contribute[s] significantly to the debate . . . Bradley had a unique vantage. Buy this book. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review <p>For Behind the Veil of Vice <p> Drawing on extensive research as well as the author's own substantial firsthand knowledge of the region, the book offers an essential corrective to the fantasies and misinformation about Middle Eastern cultures. -- Publishers Weekly <p><br> Author InformationJohn R. Bradley is a widely published British correspondent. Based in the Middle East for more than a decade and fluent in Arabic, he is the author of three previous books on the region: Saudi Arabia Exposed, a Foreign Affairs bestseller; the critically acclaimed Inside Egypt;and Behind the Veil of Vice. He divides his time between Tunis and Cairo. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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