Fear and Faith in Paradise (e-bog) af Karber, Phil
Karber, Phil (forfatter)

Fear and Faith in Paradise e-bog

473,39 DKK (inkl. moms 591,74 DKK)
From life along the Tigris River in the 1970s to the ongoing Arab Spring uprisings, Phil Karber has witnessed decades of change throughout the Middle East. Fear and Faith in Paradise draws on his wealth of experience to sketch a timely and compelling portrait of the region throughout history. Going beyond the endless images of terrorism and war, he challenges pervasive stereotypes of Muslims an...
E-bog 473,39 DKK
Forfattere Karber, Phil (forfatter)
Udgivet 18 juni 2012
Længde 368 sider
Genrer 1FB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781442214798
From life along the Tigris River in the 1970s to the ongoing Arab Spring uprisings, Phil Karber has witnessed decades of change throughout the Middle East. Fear and Faith in Paradise draws on his wealth of experience to sketch a timely and compelling portrait of the region throughout history. Going beyond the endless images of terrorism and war, he challenges pervasive stereotypes of Muslims and delves into the living history and cultures of Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Persians, Jews, Tunisians, Moroccans, Armenians, and others.Seamlessly moving between past and present, Karber skillfully develops two overarching themes: How Americas footprint can be shifted from a military to a humanitarian emphasis and how fear is used as a cudgel by today's monotheistic leaders to sacrifice the faithful. Whether Christian, Muslim, or Jewish, they all invoke their own vision of paradise, often as incentive, in hopeless conflicts that seem doomed to be repeated. Karber's down-to-earth writing vividly conveys the region's charm and beauty against a backdrop of power struggles among competing faiths, nationalisms, and outside forces.