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Book SynopsisAs the dust settled around the devastation of the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, questions emerged surrounding the attacks and the motives behind them. This text examines the causes of what happened and provides a reasoned approach as to what the future may hold.
Trade Review'By far the best book on the catastrophe of 11 September.' The Observer 'Cuts the proverbial ice.' Daily Star 'Sober and balanced.' John Gray, The New Statesman 'To understand 11 September we need a broader context and Halliday is up to the task ... He reveals his true calibre.' Ziauddin Sardar, The Independent 'I agree with the analysis in Fred Halliday's excellent book.' David Aaronovitch, The Independent
Table of ContentsSeptember 11, 2001 and the claims of reason; the greater West-Asian crisis; fundamentalism and political power; terrorisms and communal conflict; a short history of anti-Muslimism; "Islamophobia" reconsidered; the Oslo peace accords - a possible peace; a decade after invasion - the unease of Kuwait; Iran - the Islamic revolution at the crossroads; the other stereotype - America and the left; global rancour and global inequality; no man is an island.
