02185nam a2200217 a 4500001001500000005001700015008004100032020003500073020003000108040000600138082002200144100002100166245006400187260003300251300002100284520143900305856008201744942001201826999001701838952011201855ASIN086356624320170105102925.0131211s2010    xxu                 eng d  a0863566243 (paperback)c$16.95  a9780863566240 (paperback)  a0  a956.054bWHI 20101 aWhitaker, Brian.10aWhat's really wrong with the middle east /cBrian Whitaker.  a[S.l.] :bSaqi Books,c2010.  a384 p. ;c21 cm.  a"A passionate call for political and social change in Arab countries . . . and a stern critique of the status quo."Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East editor The problems in the Middle East are always someone else’s fault. While the West blames dictators and extremists, Arabs often blame centuries of foreign interference. For many, both in the East and West, the root problem is a lack of freedom. Looking beyond the turmoil reported on our TV screens, Guardian journalist Brian Whitaker examines the "freedom deficit" that affects Arabs in their daily lives: their struggles against corruption, discrimination, and bureaucracy, and the stifling authoritarianism that pervades homes, schools, and mosques as well as presidential palaces. Drawing on a wealth of new research and wide-ranging interviews, Whitaker analyzes the views of Arabs living in the region and argues that in order to achieve peace, prosperity, and full participation in today’s global economy, Arabs should embrace political and far-reaching social and cultural change. Brian Whitaker was Middle East editor at the Guardian for seven years and is currently an editor for the newspaper’s Comment is Free website. He is the author of Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East (Saqi Books, 2006; also published in the United States by the University of California Press, 2006). His website, www.al-bab.com, is devoted to Arab culture and politics.403Amazon.comuhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0863566243/chopaconline-20  2ddccBK  c15777d15777  001040708NFICaCIPSbCIPScGENd2013-10-02l0o956.054 WHI 2010pCIPS0002187r2013-12-11w2013-12-11yBK