The Arabs: Journeys Beyond the Mirage (Revised) de Lamb, David - 2002

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vintage Books, 2002. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ; Wraps; 348 pages with index; Black & white map; Textblock is tight with no internal markings; Beige, tan and red cover with modest shelf and edge wear including some nicks; . (The author, David Lamb, spent years as a correspondent in Cairo exploring the Arabs' religious, political and cultural views, noting the differences and key similarities between the many segments of the Arab world. Here he shares and explains Arab attitudes and actions toward the West and situates current events in a larger historical backdrop that goes back more than a thousand years. This revised and updated edition takes the story up to the present (at time of printing) where Lamb analyzes the developments that led up to the September 11, 2001 attacks.).