The Cauldron The Middle East Behind the Headlines

Paperback (20 Oct 1988)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This handbook on Middle Eastern politics attempts to provide a comprehensible guide for the Western reader. The book deals with the Sunni - Shi'ite split, who the different sides are in the Gulf war and why, and Israel's role in the region.;Amir Taheri is the author of "The Spirit of Allah" (a biography of Khomeini),"Holy Terror" and "Nest of Spies".

About the Publisher

Hutchinson

Founded in 1887 by George Hutchinson with capital of three thousand pounds, Hutchinson opened for business in the basement of 25 Paternostor Row, near St Paul's Cathedral. It is the home of fiction that you have to press into the hands of your friends and non-fiction that is entertaining and erudite. We publish bestsellers, Helen Dunmore, Sebastian Faulks, Robert Harris, Douglas Kennedy and Ruth Rendell, book club favourites, Aimee Bender, Anna Quindlen. We are committed to discovering new talent that combine a distinctive voice with great storytelling skills and recent acquisitions include Bonnie Nadzam, longlisted for the Women?s Prize, New York Times bestsellers, Sloane Crosley, Ayana Mathis, Marisha Pessl and Amor Towles.

Book information

ISBN:	9780091737290
Publisher:	Hutchinson
Imprint:	Hutchinson
Pub date:	20 Oct 1988
DEWEY:	956
DEWEY edition:	19
Language:	English
Number of pages:	295
Weight:	373g
Height:	190mm
Width:	130mm