Inevitably, Anderson's release in 1991, along with other Western hostages such as Terry Waite and John McCarthy, emotionally informs the bulk of the new material, which also considers the Gulf War, Islamic resurgence, the collapse of the Oslo peace agreement and the bloody 1996 Qana massacre in a UN refugee compound by Israeli forces, to which Fisk bears terrible witness. He sees Yasser Arafat make the transmission from "terrorist to superstatesman to superterrorist", but by the end of this exhaustive testimony, virtually the last Western journalist left in West Beirut, he admits, "I still fear the monsters". And then Ariel Sharon is elected prime minister of Israel in February 2001.
Robert Fisk Knihy
Robert Fisk byl anglický spisovatel a novinář, který se po více než 30 let věnoval Blízkému východu jako zpravodaj deníku The Independent, přičemž jeho hlavní základnou byla Bejrút. Jeho práce se vyznačovala nekompromisním přístupem k autoritám, jelikož se domníval, že žurnalistika musí „zpochybňovat moc, veškerou moc, zvláště když nás vlády a politici vedou do války“. Fisk, pacifista, který nikdy nevolil, se proslavil svým hlubokým vhledem a odvážným reportingem z konfliktů v Afghánistánu a Iráku. Jeho novinářské kvality byly oceněny řadou britských a mezinárodních cen, což z něj činilo respektovaného hlasatele v oblasti zahraniční korespondence.






Presents an account of 50 years of bloodshed and tragedy in the Middle East. This book tells the story of the growing hatred of the West by millions of Muslims, the West's cynical support for the Middle East's ruthless dictators, and America's powerful military presence in the world's most dangerous lands.
A sweeping and dramatic history of the last half century of conflict in the Middle East from an award-winning journalist who has covered the region for over thirty years, The Great War for Civilisation unflinchingly chronicles the tragedy of the region from the Algerian Civil War to the Iranian Revolution; from the American hostage crisis in Beirut to the Iran-Iraq War; from the 1991 Gulf War to the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. A book of searing drama as well as lucid, incisive analysis, The Great War for Civilisation is a work of major importance for today's world.
Award-winning journalist Robert Fisk's definite study of Ireland during the Second World War details factors from German U-boats to conscription attempts in Northern Ireland. A gripping study of Ireland's neutrality - and every bit as relevant for today's times.
The Age of the Warrior
- 544 stránek
- 20 hodin čtení
A selection of Robert Fisk's finest 'Comment' pieces from the Saturday Independent.
'INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING…AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY The final work from foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, picking up the story in the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off, starting with the aftermath of the Iraq invasion in 2005.
Beirut
- 656 stránek
- 23 hodin čtení
Praised as the definitive history of Beirut, this is the story of a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. It takes the reader from the ancient to the modern world, offering a dazzling panorama of the city's Seleucid, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French incarnations.
Robert Fisk has amassed a massive and devoted global readership with his eloquent and far-ranging articles on international politics. Now, for the first time, his brave and incisive essays have been collected in a single volume that ranges in scope from the recent war in Lebanon to the rise of Hamas; from the invasion of Kuwait to the looting of Baghdad; from America’s imperial ambitions to the inescapable influence of the Treaty of Versailles. Taken together, these articles form an unparalleled account of our war-torn recent history.
Marketing Your Business
- 311 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
This single volume provides a steop-by-step process (with short, clear examples) of how to develop a custom plan to fit any business. In addition, it defines all of the business terms you'll find inside and lists additional resources to draw upon. schovat popis
A passionate meditation on contemporary Arab identity.