Nasser: The Last Arab
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (992 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031228683X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Any sense of completely secular Arab states ended with him and what we see today happening in the Middle East is a direct result of Western opposition to Nasser's strategies and ideals.Nasser is a fascinating figure fraught with dilemmas. With the CIA continually trying to undermine him, Nasser threw his lot in with the Soviet Union, even though he was fervently anti-Communist. While he was alive, there was a brief chance of actual Arab unity producing common, honest, and incorruptible governments throughout the region.More than ever, the Arab world is anti-Western and teetering on disaster, and this examination of Nasser's life is tantamount to understanding whether the interests of the West and the Arab world are reconcilable. Nasser wanted to build up a military on par with Israel's, but didn't want either the '56 or '67 wars. Nasser is a definitive and engaging portrait of a man who stood at the center of this continuing clash in the Middle East.. Since the death of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 there has been no ideology to capture the imagination of the Arab world except Islamic fundamentalism. This was a man who was a dictator, but also a popular leader with an ideology which appealed to mos
All rights reserved. Nasser evicted Britain from Suez and funded the Aswan Dam, but, Aburish concedes, could not lead Egypt out of backwardness, corruption and Islamic extremism. The book attempts to explain Nasser's contradictions regarding relations with America (and the CIA), Russia, Israel and his Arab neighbors, but Aburish is unable to persuade even himself. 8 pages of b&w photos not seen by PW. From Publishers Weekly According to London-based journalist Aburish, his is the 28th biography of Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970). Aburish
"The story of the popular incompetent Arab leader" according to Hussain Abdul-Hussain. This is one of the objective biographies about late Egyptian President and Arab leader Gamal Abdul-Nasser. Even though Said Aburish expresses his admiration of Nasser toward the beginning of the book, a statement which warns the reader of a biased account in favor of Nasser, the book eventually proves to be otherwise.According to Aburish, Nasser was a popular leader only and had no vision, platform or plan for the Arab world. Aburish correctly argues that Nas. "A revolutionary biography" according to Seth J. Frantzman. In a new revolutionary biography this book delves into many new meanings of the life of Nasser. Nasser served as the leader of Egypt from roughly 1952 tom 1970. These 18 years were dominated by radical social change in Egypt, two wars with Israel, the loss of the Sinai and the conflict in Yemen. Nasser embodied the `free officers' movement and pan Arab nationalism. Nasser made inroads with Ba'athists of Syria and Damascus.But most of all as this book sheds li. ""The Last Arab"" deserves attention. Mr Bassil A MARDELLI Nasser died at 52.During the last year of his regime he looked a haggard person who walked as though he would faint at any moment.In his thirties 'Fear' was never a predominant factor influencing his decisions.The people, though, had not been responsive enough to keep pace with Nasser's ambitions for progress and improvement.The man was a 'workoholic'- 18 hours per day.Nasser was firm (but not a dictator).He did not use his 'office' for personal benefits - co