Dreams and Shadows by Robin Wright

Dreams and Shadows by Robin Wright

Robin Wright first landed in the Middle East on October 6, 1973, the day the fourth Middle East war erupted. She has covered every country and most major crises in the region since then, through to the rise of al Qaeda and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. For all the drama of the past, however, the region's most decisive traumas are unfolding today as the Middle East struggles to deal with trends that have already reshaped the rest of the world. And for all the darkness, there is also hope. Some of the emerging trends give cause for greater optimism about the future of the Middle East than at any time since the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Dreams and Shadows is an extraordinary tour de horizon of the new Middle East, with on-the-ground reportage of the ideas and movements driving change across the region-and the obstacles they confront. Through the powerful storytelling for which the author is famous, Dreams and Shadows ties together the players and events in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, the Gulf states, and the Palestinian territories into a coherent vision of what lies ahead. A marvelous field report from the center of the storm, the book is animated by the characters whose stories give the region's transformation its human immediacy and urgency. It is also rich with the history that brought us to this point. It is a masterpiece of the reporter's art and a work of profound and enduring insight. At the end, Wright offers perspective on the United States' most ambitious and costly foreign policy initiative since the rebuilding of Europe after World War I. The stakes are far greater than winning the war on terrorism, stabilizing Iraq, or achieving a lasting Arab-Israeli peace. Transforming the greater Middle East is the last great political challenge of the modern era. Yet the early burst of activity in a region long stagnant is already becoming one of the first grand surprises of the twenty-first century.

Robin Wright is an American journalist who presently works for the Washington Post, where she covers US international policy. She has worked as a foreign reporter in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa for the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Sunday Times (London), CBS News, and the Christian Science Monitor. She's also contributed to publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Times, and the International Herald Tribune. Wright earned the Gold Medal from the United Nations Correspondents Association for coverage of foreign affairs, the National Magazine Award for coverage of Iran in The New Yorker, and the Overseas Press Club Award for best reporting in any media requiring remarkable courage and innovation for coverage of African wars. She was awarded journalist of the year by the American Academy of Diplomacy for exceptional reporting and analysis of international events, and she received the National Press Club Award and the Weintal Prize for diplomatic reporting for her coverage of US foreign policy.

Wright has also received a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. Catherine T. and Catherine T. Grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Wright has held fellowships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Brookings Institution, Yale University, Duke University, Stanford University, UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Southern California.

She has also given numerous talks across the country and has been on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC shows such as Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week, Nightline, PBS NewsHour, Frontline, and Larry King Live.

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ISBN 13	9781594201110
ISBN 10	1594201110
Title	Dreams and Shadows
Author	Robin Wright
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2008-03-01
Number of pages	464
Prizes	Commended for Helen Bernstein Book Award 2009
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