{"product_id":"best-of-enemies-jean-pierre-filiu-9781906838454","title":"Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953","description":"\"Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis as a graphic history of the Middle East. A must read for anyone interested in learning, or teaching, about the region.\"--Mark Levine, professor of history at UC-Irvine and author of Heavy Metal Islam \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the third volume of their graphic history of US and Middle East relations, Jean-Pierre Filiu and David B. take in the tumultuous period that began with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and ended with Obama's decision, in 2013, not to intervene in Syria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning the First Gulf War, the rise of al-Qaeda, the military response to September 11, and the present conflict in Syria, \u003ci\u003eBest of Enemies: Part Three\u003c\/i\u003e is propelled by a clash between four presidents and their Middle Eastern antagonists: on the one hand, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama; on the other, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, and Bashar al-Assad. Covering 30 years of conflict and diplomacy, \u003ci\u003eBest of Enemies: Part Three\u003c\/i\u003e is a breezy and engaging guide to the events that shaped the politics of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Pierre Filiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906838453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906838454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Self Made Hero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2012 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012 pg. 57","brand":"Jean-Pierre Filiu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986364465407,"sku":"9781906838454","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76c622c8-92b7-4c02-bf7d-aef521d28e72.jpg?v=1683282930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/best-of-enemies-jean-pierre-filiu-9781906838454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}