| Description |
vi, 311 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
This edition first published by Verso, London, 2020. |
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"Trump's record in the Middle East: making peace or sowing chaos?"--Page [2] of cover. |
| Summary |
"In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades? Cockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. And here he shows how peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, riots in Baghdad and Tehran. At the same time, the rising aggression between Israel and Iran, the raising of stakes between the US, Russia and Turkey, shows that this remains the theatre of the proxy wars of the world's superpowers. Has Trump abandoned the area for good, leaving a vacuum for others--Putin, Erdogan, Mohammed Bin Saud--to fill? He also looks at what might happen to the Islamic State: will it disappear now that it has lost its territory or emerge in a new form and with renewed violence?"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction. The assassination ; America's on/off retreat ; The death of al-Baghdadi ; Could Isis have won? Could it return? ; 2016: Three states on the edge of disaster -- An isolationist in the American tradition -- The battle for Mosul -- The Iraqi Kurds: an unnecessary defeat -- Winners and losers in the Syrian war -- The siege of Raqqa -- Two last stands: Afrin and Eastern Ghouta - equal misery, unequal coverage -- Behind enemy lines: war reporting in the age of fake facts -- Iraq at the end of the war -- Turkey invades Rojava -- An uprising in Iraq. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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Middle East -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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Iran -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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Iraq -- History -- 21st century.
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Turkey -- History -- 21st century.
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Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-
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Kurds -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.
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Reporters and reporting -- 21st century.
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Fake news -- 21st century.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Fake news. (OCoLC)fst01985391
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Reporters and reporting. (OCoLC)fst01094906
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Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
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Iraq. (OCoLC)fst01205757
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Middle East. (OCoLC)fst01241586
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Syria. (OCoLC)fst01208757
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Turkey. (OCoLC)fst01208963
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Syrian Civil War (Syria : 2011- ) (OCoLC)fst01907471
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2000-2099
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781839760402 hardcover |
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1839760400 hardcover |
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