{"product_id":"black-wave-saudi-arabia-iran-and-the-forty-year-rivalry-that-unraveled-culture-religion-and-collective-memory-in-the-middle-east-paperback","title":"Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Ghattas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2020 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] sweeping and authoritative history\" \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Wave\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis an unprecedented and ambitious examination of how the modern Middle East unraveled and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKim Ghattas seamlessly weaves together history, geopolitics, and culture to deliver a gripping read of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between between Saudi Arabia and Iran, born from the sparks of the 1979 Iranian revolution and fueled by American policy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vivid story-telling, extensive historical research and on-the-ground reporting, Ghattas dispels accepted truths about a region she calls home. She explores how Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, once allies and twin pillars of US strategy in the region, became mortal enemies after 1979. She shows how they used and distorted religion in a competition that went well beyond geopolitics. Feeding intolerance, suppressing cultural expression, and encouraging sectarian violence from Egypt to Pakistan, the war for cultural supremacy led to Iran's fatwa against author Salman Rushdie, the assassination of countless intellectuals, the birth of groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon, the September 11th terrorist attacks, and the rise of ISIS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGhattas introduces us to a riveting cast of characters whose lives were upended by the geopolitical drama over four decades: from the Pakistani television anchor who defied her country's dictator, to the Egyptian novelist thrown in jail for indecent writings all the way to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. \u003ci\u003eBlack Wave\u003c\/i\u003e is both an intimate and sweeping history of the region and will significantly alter perceptions of the Middle East.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Ghattas\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy-award winning journalist and writer who covered the Middle East for twenty years for the BBC and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also reported on the U.S State Department and American politics, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy \u003c\/i\u003eand is currently a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. Born and raised in Lebanon, she now lives between Beirut and Washington D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692765712447,"sku":"9781250789389","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fd8ed0c3ea34387501d6817fd3ffd91b.webp?v=1764996546","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/black-wave-saudi-arabia-iran-and-the-forty-year-rivalry-that-unraveled-culture-religion-and-collective-memory-in-the-middle-east-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}