Bush in Babylon by Tariq Ali
The bestselling history of the resistance in Iraq that vitalized the antiwar movement, fully updated
“The charm of stylish dissent: less Chomsky, more poetryEmpires may come and go but Tariq Ali, the rebel who has lost the streets but gained the ghettos, is here to stay, to fight on ... Buy his spirit.”—India Today
“Caustic warnings run through Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq by Tariq Ali ... who criticises pro-American academic and media apologists for stressing that Bush’s policies are ‘the only way to stabilise the world’ ... undeniably passionate.”—Financial Times
“A precious jewel of a book.”—Il Manifesto, Rome
“Hard facts, sharp political analysis and literary insertions that evoke the richness of Arab culture ... unlikely to soothe the middle-class nerves of our harmony-seeking ‘Gutmenschen.’”—Suddeutsche Zeitung
“Tari Ali ... has poured all his caustic verve and literary talent into this essay on the modern history of Iraq. Drawing on the work of great Arab historians, but also on personal testimony and the works of different Iraqi poets, he reconstitutes the principal moments of a tragic history—a pitiless dissection of the lies used by the Anglo-American leaders to legitimate their recent imperial expedition in Iraq.”—Le Monde Diplomatique
“A strikingly erudite tour of Iraqi and Middle Eastern history and, at points, a survey of the work of secular-nationalist Arabic poets such as the Syrian Nizar Qabbani and the Iraqi exile Mudhaffar al-Nawab.”—Philadelphia City Paper
“An often compelling insider’s perspective—with some valuable insights into the sensitivities that explain why the occupying coalition in Iraq is not being treated as a savior.”—New York Times Book Review
“Caustic warnings run through Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq by Tariq Ali ... who criticises pro-American academic and media apologists for stressing that Bush’s policies are ‘the only way to stabilise the world’ ... undeniably passionate.”—Financial Times
“A precious jewel of a book.”—Il Manifesto, Rome
“Hard facts, sharp political analysis and literary insertions that evoke the richness of Arab culture ... unlikely to soothe the middle-class nerves of our harmony-seeking ‘Gutmenschen.’”—Suddeutsche Zeitung
“Tari Ali ... has poured all his caustic verve and literary talent into this essay on the modern history of Iraq. Drawing on the work of great Arab historians, but also on personal testimony and the works of different Iraqi poets, he reconstitutes the principal moments of a tragic history—a pitiless dissection of the lies used by the Anglo-American leaders to legitimate their recent imperial expedition in Iraq.”—Le Monde Diplomatique
“A strikingly erudite tour of Iraqi and Middle Eastern history and, at points, a survey of the work of secular-nationalist Arabic poets such as the Syrian Nizar Qabbani and the Iraqi exile Mudhaffar al-Nawab.”—Philadelphia City Paper
“An often compelling insider’s perspective—with some valuable insights into the sensitivities that explain why the occupying coalition in Iraq is not being treated as a savior.”—New York Times Book Review
TARIQ ALI is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics-including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome-as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of New Left Review and lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844675128 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844675122 |
| Title | Bush in Babylon |
| Author | Tariq Ali |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2004-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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