{"product_id":"night-of-power-the-betrayal-of-the-middle-east","title":"Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH\nINCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he\npicks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally\nbestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Great War of Civilisation\u003c\/i\u003e left off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel’s\nconflicts with Palestine and Lebanon, Fisk condemns the West’s ongoing\nhypocrisy and interference while revealing the horrific truth of life on the\nground. Unafraid to criticise authority and unpick complex truths, hecreates a\ncompelling narrative of passionate and engaging journalism, historical analysis\nand eyewitness reporting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith a Postscript by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk and a foreword by\nPatrick Cockburn, \u003ci\u003eNight of Power\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an essential and\nprophetic account of the last twenty years, which exposes the inescapable\nconsequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘This is a masterly work by a unique and gifted\n“historian of the present”, who was unafraid to criticise authority while\nrevealing the horrific realities of life and death on the ground’ Conor\nO’Clery, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Every sentence of Robert Fisk radiates his loathe of\nwars and the inevitable dehumanization they produce, which makes his (sadly)\nlast book an everlasting warning, beyond its value as a meticulous historical\nrecount and analysis of today's events’ Amira Hass, journalist, \u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fisk's reporting is clear-eyed and unflinching, a model\nfor what journalists should aspire to practice in their ever more important and\nwidely threatened craft' Anthony Arnove, editor, \u003ci\u003eIraq Under Siege\u003c\/i\u003e and\nauthor, \u003ci\u003eIraq: The Logic of Withdrawal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I was at the funeral of a friend of mine, in Kilternan\ncemetery … I came across Robert Fisk’s grave. Someone has to bear witness to\nthe unspeakable, and he did it, whatever the cost to himself’ Neil Jordan, film\ndirector and writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRobert Fisk was a bestselling author and the\u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e’s\nMiddle East correspondent. He lived in the Middle East for four decades and was\nthe most decorated British foreign correspondent. \u003ci\u003eThe Great War for\nCivilisation\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of his career and the numerous conflicts he has\ncovered, was published internationally to great critical acclaim. He is also\nthe author of \u003ci\u003ePity the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of the\nWarrior\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44827601109199,"sku":"9780007255498","price":29.98,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_1bae4474-07e1-4692-82e8-99cf35bb7cdd.jpg?v=1770254485","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/night-of-power-the-betrayal-of-the-middle-east","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}