{"product_id":"into-the-hands-of-the-soldiers-freedom-and-chaos-in-egypt-and-the-middle-east","title":"Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East","description":"ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR\n\nDavid D. Kirkpatrick, a correspondent for The New York Times, was banned from Egypt for writing this book: the definitive account of the turn back toward authoritarianism in Cairo and across the Middle East.\n\nEgypt has long set the paradigm for Arab autocracy. It is the keeper of the peace with Israel and the cornerstone of the American-backed regional order. So when Egyptians rose up to demand democracy in 2011, their thirty months of freedom convulsed the whole region.\n\nNow a new strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is building a dictatorship so severe some call it totalitarian. The economy sputters, an insurgency simmers, Christians suffer, and the Israeli military has been forced to intervene. But some in Washington—including President Trump—applaud Sisi as a crucial ally.\n\nKirkpatrick lived with his family in Cairo through the revolution, the coup and the bloodshed that followed. Then he returned to Washington to uncover the American role in the tragedy. His heartbreaking story is essential to understanding the Middle East today.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0735220638\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0735220638.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kirkpatrick, David D.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43333592678461,"sku":"BVV.0735220638.A","price":6.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0735220638-0.jpg?v=1783636363","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/into-the-hands-of-the-soldiers-freedom-and-chaos-in-egypt-and-the-middle-east","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}