Night of Power

The Great War for Civilisation , which charted his 30-year career as a reporter in the war zones of the Middle East. An extraordinary chronicle of Fisk''s trademark rigorous journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting. Fully immersed in the Middle East and skeptical of the West''s ongoing interference, Fisk was committed to uncovering complex and uncomfortable truths that rarely featured on the traditional news agenda. With a foreword from fellow Middle East correspondent and former colleague Patrick Cockburn, Night of Power delivers an essential and final account from one of the world''s finest journalists, and proves itself timely as ever.

Autorentext

Robert Fisk was a bestselling author and journalist. He spent forty-four years in the Middle East and his work spanned nearly five decades, covering conflicts in the Arab world, former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland. He was The*Independent's Middle East correspondent, and his book The Great War for Civilisation was published internationally to great critical acclaim. He is also the author of Pity the Nationand The Age of the Warrior*.

Nelofer Pazira-Fisk is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. While based in Beirut she worked closely with her late husband Robert Fisk, reporting and filming from the frontlines in the region, in addition to her own work in Afghanistan. An advocate of women's rights, Nelofer is a former president of PEN Canada. She is the author of A Bed of Red Flowers.

Klappentext

The follow-up to Fisk s authoritative and highly acclaimed `Great War for Civilisation . Robert Fisk has a reputation for venturing where few other journalists dare to go. He stayed in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war and, more recently, regularly ventured into the streets of Iraq to file stories from the ground during the conflict. He is one of only a handful of Western journalists to have interviewed Osama Bin Laden. 'The Night of Power' is a fantastic blend of history and up-to-date journalism. Telling the stories of the victims of the vast, corrupt system of 'honour' crimes that plague the Middle East, which take the lives of perhaps 20,000 women a year, through to the indiscriminate suicide bombers that have become synonymous with the region s troubles, and the rise of Lebanon, Afghanistan and Pakistan as the new torch areas -this companion volume to 'Great War for Civilisation' is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the current situation in the Middle East.

Zusammenfassung
'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING...AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKYIn this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off.