Two Hours That Shook The World

Download or read book Two Hours that Shook the World written by Fred Halliday and published by Saqi Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expands on the many socio-cultural, religious and political problems that have plagued the Middle East and Central Asia in the last half-century. Much has been written about 'global terrorism' and the need to eliminate it but also abut the divide between East and West, the 'clash of civilizations.' This book dispels the idea that the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds are poised for conflict. It explains the causes and rise of Islamic fundamentalism, how terror became an instrument of political and military conflict, and why seemingly well-educated and sane individuals are taking drastic actions to voice their desperation. The burden of history is also invoked, as with the Palestinian-Israeli situation, the festering malaise at the heart of Middle Eastern consciousness and identity. -- Publisher description.