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Zusatztext [Delivers] hard insights . The greatest fascination in reading Kirkpatrick's book comes from learning how Egypt's deep state works Informationen zum Autor David D. Kirkpatrick is an international correspondent based in London for the New York Times . From 2011 through 2015 he was the Cairo bureau chief. He has also been a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and a contributing editor for New York magazine. Into the Hands of the Soldiers is his first book. Klappentext In 2010! David D. Kirkpatrick took up his post in Cairo as the New York Times Middle East Correspondent. Egypt! like its Arab neighbours! was stagnant! an implacable autocracy. Kirkpatrick's experience of the subsequent four years - among the jubilant throngs at Tahrir Square in 2011; beside Mohammed Morsi in the Presidential palace; trapped in Rabaa as Sisi's army opened fire - overturned all his assumptions. Standing alongside Egyptians of all stations! Kirkpatrick witnessed a region struggling to rewrite history in the face of the indifference of outside powers. Much made him hopeful! but the coup that brought Sisi to power has ushered in a cycle of violence that threatens to snuff out any embers of change. Bless the Hands of the Soldiers is a personal chronicle of these years and a kaleidoscopic portrait of a country in transition. A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals Zusammenfassung A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals A FINANCIAL TIMES AND AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This will be the must read on the destruction of Egypt's revolution and democratic moment' Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director of Human Rights Watch 'Sweeping, passionate ... An essential work of reportage for our time' Philip Gourevitch, author of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families In 2011, Egyptians of all sects, ages and social classes shook off millennia of autocracy, then elected a Muslim Brother as president. New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick arrived in Egypt with his family less than six months before the uprising first broke out in 2011. As revolution and violence engulfed the country, he lived through Cairo's hopes and disappointments alongside the diverse population of his new city. Into the Hands of the Soldiers is a heartbreaking story with a simple message: the failings of decades of autocratic rule are the reason for the chaos we see across the Arab world. Understanding the story of what happened in those years can help readers make sense of everything taking place across the region today - from the terrorist attacks in North Sinai to the bedlam in Syria and Libya....
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Kirkpatrick watched a historic popular uprising unfold. In this book, he brings the story to vivid life through the eyes of both the poor and the powerful Stephen Kinzer, author of 'All the Shah's Men'
