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Storm from the East

The Struggle Between the Arab World and the Christian West

by Milton Viorst
Paul Hecht
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In this enlightening work,The New Yorker's longtime Middle East correspondent, Milton Viorst contends that today's Arab-American conflict is the latest round in a 1,400-year clash between Islam and Christianity. As Islamic power weakened, Ottoman Turks eventually swallowed up the entire Arab world by 1600. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI, the controversial Sykes-Picot Treaty gave the French control of Syria and Lebanon and let the British rule Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Palestine. Angry and frustrated at not receiving their promised self-rule, disgruntled Arabs waged an almost constant guerrilla warfare against their European overlords. Suggesting that the United States is repeating the mistakes of the past, Viorst is critical of the George W. Bush administration's Iraq policy. Paul Hecht's excellent narration of this concise Modern Library Chronicles volume clarifies the frustrations and concerns of the Arab people and effectively highlights Viorst's solutions to today's Middle Eastern conflicts. "This is an illuminating-and deeply disturbing-account of the ages-old conflict between Christian and Muslim civilizations . It is remarkable how Milton Viorst has managed to reduce a struggle so complex to such lucid prose."-Daniel Schorr, NPR Radio

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  • Release date

    January 31, 2007

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      • ISBN: 9781449895839
      • File size: 178469 KB
      • Duration: 06:11:48

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington--and the subsequent U.S. efforts in Iraq--drew America's attention to the Middle East. But the Arab world views the crisis in terms of a long-standing conflict, says Milton Viorst. As he outlines centuries of tensions, narrator Paul Hecht gives his reading both a professor's gravitas and a touch of drama, avoiding emotion and sticking to the facts yet keeping the account interesting at all times. Whether or not listeners agree with Viorst's alternative approaches to the Mideast conflict, his book provides a good introduction to the history of the Arab world that is well delivered. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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