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s/t: The Arabs in Search of the Modern World
A book about the 200 million Arabs who share a language & a variety of historical experiences, the culture of Islam — & a deep-seated uncertainty about their place in a world changing at terrifying speed. In the midst of war, enormous economic disparities, personal & ideological rivalries & threats from the outside, the Arabs are searching for their place in the modern world. Viorst, drawing upon his long personal experience as a correspondent in the Middle East, takes us into the aspirations, fears, prejudices, hopes & convictions of the inhabitants of 7 key countries, & of the people without a country — the Palestinians.

414 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 1994

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Milton Viorst

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Milton Viorst was an American journalist who wrote and reported on the Middle East, writing in a series of publications, most notably The New Yorker. He wrote ten books over the course of his career.

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