The Strong Horse : Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
by Lee Smith
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0767921801
- ISBN 13
- 9780767921800
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
In a provocative, timely book, a noted journalist and expert on Arab-American affairs overturns long-held Western myths about the Arab world, and offers a doctrine to help the United States correct its assumptions concerning the region.Wanting to know why September 11 happened, journalist Lee Smith moved to Cairo. There, he discovered that the standard explanation-a clash of East and West led to the attacks-was simply not the case. As Smith outlines in The Strong Horse, the problems of the Middle East have little to do with Israel, the United States, or the West in general. The strife exists within the Arab world itself. Through clear-eyed analysis, Smith explodes the many myths permeating Americans' understanding of the Arab world: colonialism spurred the region's ongoing turmoil; Arab liberalism is waiting for U.S. intervention; technology and democracy can be transforming. In response to these untruths, Smith offers what he terms the "Strong Horse Doctrine"-that Arabs want to align themselves with strength, power, and violence. Given America's ongoing interest in the Middle East, Smith says America needs to be the strong horse in order to reclaim its role there, and only by understanding the nature of the region's ancient conflict can we succeed.From the Hardcover edition.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G0767921801I3N00
- Title
- The Strong Horse : Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
- Author
- Lee Smith
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0767921801
- ISBN 13
- 9780767921800
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date Published
- 2011
Terms of Sale
ThriftBooks
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
ThriftBooks
Biblio member since 2018
Seattle, Washington
About ThriftBooks
From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
Collecting Banned & Challenged Books
Build a revolutionary library of literature that has been challenged or even outright banned. You’ll be surprised by some of the titles in this gallery!
Collecting Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a well-known and highly controversial figure in the first half of the 20th Century. A writer, occultist, magician, and mountaineer, Crowley impacted a diverse collection of sub-cultures and interests. See collectible Crowley from Biblio booksellers.
