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The Siege of Mecca

By Yaroslav Trofimov

The Siege of Mecca Social Sciences

The Siege of Mecca

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In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world. On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. That same morning, gunmen stunned the world by seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca, creating a siege that trapped 100,000 people and lasted two weeks, inflaming Muslim rage against the United States and causing hundreds of deaths. But in the days before CNN and Al Jazeera, the press barely took notice. Trofimov interviews for the first time scores of direct participants in the siege, and draws upon hundreds of newly declassified documents. With the pacing, detail, and suspense of a real-life thriller, The Siege of Mecca reveals the long-lasting aftereffects of the uprising and its influence on the world today.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2008-09-09
Publication Date:
2008-09-09
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0307277739
ISBN13:
9780307277732
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
376 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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