{"product_id":"fractured-lands-isbn-9780525434436","title":"Fractured Lands","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLawrence in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e, a piercing account of how the contemporary Arab world came to be riven by catastrophe since the 2003 United States invasion of Iraq.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2011, a series of anti-government uprisings shook the Middle East and North Africa in what would become known as the Arab Spring. Few could predict that these convulsions, initially hailed in the West as a triumph of democracy, would give way to brutal civil war, the terrors of the Islamic State, and a global refugee crisis. But, as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scott Anderson shows, the seeds of catastrophe had been sown long before. In this gripping account, Anderson examines the myriad complex causes of the region’s profound unraveling, tracing the ideological conflicts of the present to their origins in the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003 and beyond. From this investigation emerges a rare view into a land in upheaval through the eyes of six individuals—the matriarch of a dissident Egyptian family; a Libyan Air Force cadet with divided loyalties; a Kurdish physician from a prominent warrior clan; a Syrian university student caught in civil war; an Iraqi activist for women’s rights; and an Iraqi day laborer-turned-ISIS fighter. A probing and insightful work of reportage, \u003ci\u003eFractured Lands\u003c\/i\u003e offers a penetrating portrait of the contemporary Arab world and brings the stunning realities of an unprecedented geopolitical tragedy into crystalline focus.“Fantastic.” —PBS Newshour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A mammoth undertaking. . . . A fascinating look into the region’s history, the forces of tribalism, and the global implications of an Arab world in revolt.” —Charlie RoseScott Anderson is a veteran war correspondent who has reported from Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Northern Ireland, Chechnya, Sudan, Bosnia, El Salvador and many other strife-torn countries. A frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, his work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of novels \u003ci\u003eMoonlight Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTriage\u003c\/i\u003e and of non-fiction books \u003ci\u003eLawrence in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Tried to Save the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe 4 O'Clock Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author of \u003ci\u003eWar Zones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInside The League\u003c\/i\u003e with his brother Jon Lee Anderson.","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303675482341,"sku":"NP9780525434436","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525434436.jpg?v=1767727623","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fractured-lands-isbn-9780525434436","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}