Synopsis
Before he figured out that THE WORLD IS FLAT, Thomas Friedman had to endure a few bumps as a New York Times correspondent in Beirut and Jerusalem. For his 10 years of distinguished reporting, Friedman was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes, and a National Book Award for FROM BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM, which remains at or near the top of the list of definitive books about the Middle East. When he was first appointed to Beirut in 1979, Friedman was as innocent (or ignorant) as most people when it came to understanding the inherent complexities of politics in the Middle East. His fascinating account of those years is filled with eye-opening anecdotes and insights that gradually accumulated into an education, and the final result is one of the most comprehensive and compelling analyses of this continually turbulent region. Far too many reports about the ongoing conflict between Lebanon and Israel reinforce shallow stereotypes about the irrationality of the violence, which leaves the impression that the cause is hopeless. Friedman uniquely delves into the psychological motivations of each side, in terms of religious, tribal, economic, and political associations, and emerges with firm patterns of behavior that can be effectively analyzed and adjusted in diplomatic engagements.
This overview of the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict, written by a New York Times correspondent, won a National Book Award in 1990. It has been updated with a new chapter by the author.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-08-01 | | Edition Description: | Updated |
| Size | | Length: | 588 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
Winner of the 1989 National Book Award for nonfiction, this extraordinary bestseller is still the most incisive, thought-provoking book ever written about the Middle East. Thomas L. Friedman, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, and now the Foreign Affairs columnist on the op-ed page of the New York Times, drew on his ten years in the Middle East to write a book that The Wall Street Journal called "a sparkling intellectual guidebook... an engrossing journey not to be missed." Now with a new chapter that brings the ever-changing history of the conflict in the Middle East up to date, this seminal historical work reaffirms both its timeliness and its timelessness. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it." -- Seymour Hersh. "From Beirut To Jerusalem is the most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read." -- New York Times Book Review.
Winner of the National Book Award (1989), this book "is the most intelligent and comprehensive account one is likely to read". (The New York Times Book Review). Updated with a new chapter.
Industry Reviews
"If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it."
Book Jacket - Seymour Hersh
"This is a book that must be read by all who are concerned about the present and future of a part of our world to which Western civilization has always been, and will continue to be, vitally connected."
Washington Post Book World - Chaim Potok
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