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Author: John R. Bradley
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.468kg
ISBN: 9780230620544
ISBN 10: 023062054
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 18 November 2010
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General/trade
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p> Drawing on extensive research as well as the author's own substantial firsthand knowledge of the region, the book offers an essential corrective to the fantasies and misinformation about Middle Eastern cultures. -- Publishers Weekly Bradley... crushes the popular perception of the Middle East as erotically stifled.... This fascinating and comprehensive book guides readers through the seedy underbelly of the Middle East.-- Salon.com <p>Bradley finds both sleazy secrets and what he... calls higher hypocrisies in this revelatory and thought-provoking book.-- The Scotsman (U.K.) <p>After ten years writing and traveling through the Middle East, John R. Bradley decided to tackle the subject that everyone talks about without saying much... [He] reveals the many different ways countries across the region talk about and regulate sex.-- Zocalo Public Square <p>Praise for Inside Egypt <p> Essential reading for anyone interested in modern Egypt and the looming dramas of the Arab world. -- United Press International <p> In this highly readable and thoughtful volume, Bradley provides a devastating critique of Egypt's current dictatorial government. -- Library Journal <p> Compelling... Inside Egypt depicts a hopelessly dysfunctional country where poverty, torture, and corruption are ubiquitous. -- New Statesman (UK) <p> John R. Bradley is a writer looking for the truth in Arab countries ruled by dictators. His writing is brave and essential to our understanding of the reality behind the official, artificial image of our societies. --Alaa Al Aswany, Egyptian author of the international bestselling novels The Yacoubian Building and Chicago <p>Praise for Saudi Arabia Exposed <p> A highly informed, temperate, and understanding account of a country... that is an enigma. -- The New York Times <p> Brings to life the tensions between rulers and ruled, offering poignant evidence of widespread disillusionment with the Saudi roy
<p> Drawing on extensive research as well as the author's own substantial firsthand knowledge of the region, the book offers an essential corrective to the fantasies and misinformation about Middle Eastern cultures. — Publishers Weekly <p>Praise for Inside Egypt : <p> <p>“Essential reading for anyone interested in modern Egypt and the looming dramas of the Arab world.”— United Press International <p> <p>“In this highly readable and thoughtful volume, Bradley provides a devastating critique of Egypt’s current dictatorial government.”— Library Journal <p> <p>“Compelling… Inside Egypt depicts a hopelessly dysfunctional country where poverty, torture, and corruption are ubiquitous.”— New Statesman (UK) <p> <p>“John R. Bradley is a writer looking for the truth in Arab countries ruled by dictators. His writing is brave and essential to our understanding of the reality behind the official, a
Author Information
John R. Bradley was born in England in 1970. He was educated at University College London, Dartmouth College, and Exeter College, Oxford. He has written for the Washington Quarterly, the New Republic, the Economist, Newsweek, Prospect, the London Telegraph, Salon, and the London Sunday Times. Fluent in Egyptian Arabic, he is the author of Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis (2005), a Foreign Affairs bestseller, and the critically acclaimed Inside Egypt: The Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution (2008).
