The Arab Uprisings - The People Want the Fall of the Regime

Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Bowen is Middle East Editor for the BBC and has covered the majority of breaking news and stories from the Middle East since the 1991 Gulf War. He is the author of two previous books: Six Days and War Stories. Klappentext Jeremy Bowen has been the BBC's Middle East correspondent for twelve years and has been on the ground for them as the recent revolutions have swept through the region.Currently presenting the BBC Radio 4 series'Our Man In The Middle East'. Realising this as a game-changing moment in the history of the Middle East, The Arab Uprisings captures the thoughts and feelings of the people involved as the events unfolded, putting these revolutions in their political context, and using them as a prism through which to understand the broader history and landscape of the Middle East. The book will look at the world the demonstrators rejected and its Arab dictators. The author will examine brutal police states, tribal loyalty and foreign help. The West's response and Israel's too, will form part of the narrative. This is an urgent and authoritative account of the seismic political changes rocking the Middle East, from one of the foremost reporters of our time. Zusammenfassung A penetrating, on-the-ground account of the recent turmoil and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Currently presenting the BBC Radio 4 series 'Our Man In The Middle East'.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Bowen, Bowen Jeremy, Jeremy Bowen
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9780857208866
• ISBN: 978-0-85720-886-6
• No. of pages: 373
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 193 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Pocket Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, 21st Century, Middle East, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, North Africa, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions