{"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: DBV.0735220638.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\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: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446987038778,"sku":"DBV.0735220638.G","price":7.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0735220638-0.jpg?v=1780717013","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/into-the-hands-of-the-soldiers-freedom-and-chaos-in-egypt-and-the-middle-east","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}