Product DescriptionA work that depicts the glamourous Egypt of the pashas and King Farouk, the police state of the colonels who seized power in 1952, the post-Sadat years and the rise of fundamentalism. It is a study of family and culture in transition and crisis, exploring the ambiguities of status and loyalty. Cairo House
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The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
ISBN13: 9780385516112 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionIn 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…