{"product_id":"war-in-the-age-of-patrick-cockburn-9781839760402","title":"War in the Age of Trump: The Defeat of Isis, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs the fall of ISIS the end of the perpetual war in the Middle East?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCockburn offers panoramic on-the-ground analysis as well as a lifetime's study of the region. And here he shows how peace appears a distant possibility with the continuation of conflict in Syria, Saudi Arabia's violent intervention in the Yemen, riots in Baghdad and Tehran. At the same time, the rising aggression between Israel and Iran, the raising of stakes between the US, Russia and Turkey, shows that this remains the theatre of the proxy wars of the world's superpowers. Has Trump abandoned the area for good, leaving a vacuum for others--Putin, Erdogan, Mohammed Bin Saud--to fill? He also looks at what might happen to the Islamic State: will it disappear now that it has lost its territory or emerge in a new form and with renewed violence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Cockburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839760400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839760402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2020","brand":"Patrick Cockburn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43942673055999,"sku":"9781839760402","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_304127a7-fcbc-4d2e-a9cd-30461ed56051.jpg?v=1681493695","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-in-the-age-of-patrick-cockburn-9781839760402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}