Fractured Lands
04 May 2017Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
In 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would become known as the Arab Spring. Few could predict that these convulsions, initially hailed in the West as a triumph of democracy, would give way to brutal civil war, the terrors of the Islamic State, and a global refugee crisis. But, as New...
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04 May 2017160 pages
9781509852727Imprint: Picador
Reviews
It’s tempting to turn our backs on the endless violence and hopelessness that consumes several key Arab states, Iraq and Syria in particular. Anderson’s compelling profiles of the courageous and confused people trying to survive in harrowing times, and his insights into the tragic consequences of decisions by leaders in the region and outside, draw us back in.World Politics Review
A major contribution.Huffington Post
[An] epic piece. . . . Remarkable.Democracy Now!
Fascinating . . . MasterlySir Max Hastings, Sunday Times on Lawrence in Arabia
