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NIGHT OF POWER ; THE BETRAYAL OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Robert Fisk
- Fourth Estate
- 15 Mai 2025
- 9780007255498
''ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING...AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE'' NOAM CHOMSKY
In 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.
From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel''s conflicts with Palestine and Lebanon, Fisk condemns the West''s ongoing hypocrisy and interference while revealing the horrific truth of life on the ground. Unafraid to criticise authority and unpick complex truths, hecreates a compelling narrative of passionate and engaging journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting.
With a Postscript by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk and a foreword by Patrick Cockburn, Night of Power delivers an essential and prophetic account of the last twenty years, which exposes the inescapable consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East.
''This is a masterly work by a unique and gifted ''historian of the present'', who was unafraid to criticise authority while revealing the horrific realities of life and death on the ground'' Conor O''Clery, Irish Times
''Every sentence of Robert Fisk radiates his loathe of wars and the inevitable dehumanization they produce, which makes his (sadly) last book an everlasting warning, beyond its value as a meticulous historical recount and analysis of today''s events'' Amira Hass, journalist, Haaretz
''Fisk''s reporting is clear-eyed and unflinching, a model for what journalists should aspire to practice in their ever more important and widely threatened craft'' Anthony Arnove, editor, Iraq Under Siege and author, Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
''I was at the funeral of a friend of mine, in Kilternan cemetery ... I came across Robert Fisk''s grave. Someone has to bear witness to the unspeakable, and he did it, whatever the cost to himself'' Neil Jordan, film director and writer -
The final work of Robert Fisk, following on from the authoritative and highly acclaimed 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.
