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Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia

By Tony Horwitz

Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia Politics & Society

Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in Arabia

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"A very funny and frequently insightful look at the world's most combustible region."-The New York Times Book Review NATIONAL BESTSELLER With razor-sharp wit and insight, intrepid journalist Tony Horwitz gets beyond solemn newspaper headlines and romantic myths of Arabia to offer startling close-ups of a volatile region few Westerners understand. His quest for hot stories takes him from the tribal wilds of Yemen to the shell-pocked shores of Lebanon; from the malarial sands of the Sudan to the eerie souks of Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a land so secretive that even street maps and weather reports are banned. As an oasis in the Empty Quarter, a veiled woman offers tea and a mysterious declaration of love. In Cairo, "politeness police" patrol seedy nightclubs to ensure that belly dancers don't show any belly. And at the Ayatollah's funeral in Tehran a mourner chants, "Death to America," then confesses to the author his secret dream-to visit Disneyland. Careening through thirteen Muslim countries and Israel, Horwitz travels light, packing a keen eye, a wicked sense of humor, and chutzpah in almost suicidal measure. This wild and comic tale of Middle East misadventure reveals a fascinating world in which the ancient and the modern collide.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
1991-11-28
Publication Date:
1992-01-01
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0452267455
ISBN13:
9780452267459
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
349 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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