Bibliograph

Shifting sands, the unraveling of the old order in the Middle East, edited by Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson

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Label

Shifting sands, the unraveling of the old order in the Middle East, edited by Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shifting sands

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

936349650

Responsibility statement

edited by Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson

Sub title

the unraveling of the old order in the Middle East

Summary

"Brings together fifteen impassioned and informed writers to talk about the Middle East, in discussions ranging from Arab countries in crisis to the dilemmas facing Iran and Turkey"--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction. The significance of a screwdriver / Penny Johnson -- Lines in the sand: the Great War and the remaking of the Middle East. The post-Ottoman syndrome / Avi Shlaim -- The divisive line: the birth and long life of the Sykes/Picot Agreement / James Barr -- Why did you rename your son?: diaries of the Great War from the Ottoman front / Salim Tamari -- In the present tense: the unravelling of the old order. Opening politics' black box: reflections on the past, present and future of the Egyptian revolution / Khaled Fahmy -- Cracked cauldrons: the failure of states and the rise of new narratives in the Middle East / Tamim al-Barghouti -- A long view from Baghdad / Justin Marozzi -- Iran: coming in from the cold? / Ramita Navai -- Civic courage: the clue to Turkey's future? / Alev Scott -- Living and writing in the Middle East: fiction, imagination and history. Living and writing in Kuwait: what fiction can do / Mai al-Nakib -- Writing the Middle East, writing Gaza / Selma Dabbagh -- Fiction's histories: writers and readers in the Middle East / Marilyn Booth -- Syria in crisis. What you don't read about the Syrian humanitarian crisis / Dawn Chatty -- Syria seen and represented / Robin Yassin-Kassab -- Defying the killers: the emergence of street culture in Syria / Malu Halasa -- Afterword. Palestine and hope / Raja Shehadeh

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