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Privilege to Die : Inside Hezbollah's Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel by Thanassis Cambanis (2010, Hardcover)
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PublisherFree Press
ISBN-101439143609
ISBN-139781439143605
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Book TitlePrivilege to Die : inside Hezbollah's Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPeace, International Relations / General, General, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East / General
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, History
AuthorThanassis Cambanis
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight17.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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LCCN2010-001528
Reviews"Illuminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in theMiddle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases." -- Quil Lawrence, National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, "A revelation.Cambanis,one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah,and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike.His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force." -- Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen and Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib andSaddam's Iraq, "A gripping, street-level view of Hezbollah. Cambanis brings Hezbollah out of the shadows to show how it has become the world's most sophisticated resistance group." --Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News, author of War Journal, eoe Cambanis combines extraordinary reportage with sharp analysis and a clear voice to explore the many sides of Hezbollah. A series of highly evocative portraits of the people who make up the core supporters of Hezbollah makes A Privilege to Die a mustread for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the region and its people.e e"Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal , Author of Waiting for an Ordinary Day, " Cambanis combines extraordinary reportage with sharp analysis and a clear voice to explore the many sides of Hezbollah. A series of highly evocative portraits of the people who make up the core supporters of Hezbollah makes A Privilege to Die a mustread for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the region and its people." --Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal , Author of Waiting for an Ordinary Day, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power." --Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, "No global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job than A Privilege to Die in getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollah's followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East." -- Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices and The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power." --LeslieH.Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, "No global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job than A Privilege to Die in getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollah's followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East." - Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices and The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, "A gripping, street-level view of Hezbollah. Cambanis brings Hezbollah out of the shadows to show how it has become the world's most sophisticated resistance group."-Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News, author of?War Journal, "A gripping, street-level view of Hezbollah. Cambanis brings Hezbollah out of the shadows to show how it has become the world's most sophisticated resistance group." -Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News, author of War Journal, eoeA revelation.Cambanis,one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah,and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike.His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force.e e" Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen and Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib andSaddam's Iraq, "Depressingly excellent… Lays out the near-brilliant way in which Hezbollah manages to be both the party of the downtrodden and the puppet of two of the area's most retrograde dictatorships. Cambanis shows how the trick is pulled."-Christopher Hitchens, Slate, author of Hitch-22 and God Is Not Great, eoeA gripping, street-level view of Hezbollah. Cambanis brings Hezbollah out of the shadows to show how it has become the worlde(tm)s most sophisticated resistance group.e e"Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News, author of War Journal, "Thanassis Cambanis, himself shrewd, brave, and determined, has produced ''A Privilege to Die,'' which shows us a Hezbollah with a human face that is nonetheless a grave threat both to Israel and Western interests in the Middle East."-- The Boston Globe, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power." -Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power."-Leslie?H.'Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, " Cambanis combines extraordinary reportage with sharp analysis and a clear voice to explore the many sides of Hezbollah. A series of highly evocative portraits of the people who make up the core supporters of Hezbollah makes A Privilege to Die a must read for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the region and its people." --Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal , Author of Waiting for an Ordinary Day, "No global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job than?A Privilege to Die'in getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollah's followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East."?-Noah Feldman, author of?Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices'and?The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, "Illuminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in the Middle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases." - Quil Lawrence, National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, "A gripping, street-level view of Hezbollah. Cambanis brings Hezbollah out of the shadows to show how it has become the world's most sophisticated resistance group." --Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News, author of War Journal, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power." --Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, eoeNo global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job thanA Privilege to Diein getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollahe(tm)s followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East.e e" Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDRe(tm)s Great Supreme Court Justices and The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, "No global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job thanA Privilege to Diein getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollah's followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East." -- Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices and The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, "A revelation. Cambanis, one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah, and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike. His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force." -- Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen and Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib and Saddam's Iraq, eoeBrilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholare(tm)s command of Islame(tm)s history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power.e e"LeslieH.Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, "No global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job than A Privilege to Die in getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollah's followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East." -- Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices and The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against: A gangster Party of God, supremely motivated, well organized and dedicated to endless war against Israel and America. Cambanis tells a serious story with emotional power."-- Leslie Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, "Trees recieve a witty and informative rhyming appreciation...the poems live up to his usual high standard...Readers and listeners will learn and laugh."--Kirkus Reviews, "Illuminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in the Middle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases." - Quil Lawrence, National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, "A revelation. Cambanis, one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah, and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike. His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force." -- Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen and Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib and Saddam's Iraq, "A revelation.'Cambanis,?one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah,?and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike.'His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force."?-Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of?Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen'and?Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib and?Saddam's Iraq, "Illuminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in the Middle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases." -- Quil Lawrence, National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, "A Privilege To Dieis a revelation. Thanassis Cambanis, one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike. His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force.A Privilege To Diewill become required reading for anyone who hopes to understand Lebanon and the modern Middle East."--Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofBittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's KitchenandBlinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib and Saddam's Iraq, "Starting with the book's title and ending with a final "glossatree," the wordplay in Florian's latest poetrycollection provides plenty of fun...The final fascinating notes on each tree, and on leaves, stems, and roots, spell out the call for conservation that is part of the poetry and pictures.— Booklist, "A revelation. Cambanis, one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah, and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike. His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force." - Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen and Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib and Saddam's Iraq, " Cambanis combines extraordinary reportage with sharp analysis and a clear voice to explore the many sides of Hezbollah. A series of highly evocative portraits of the people who make up the core supporters of Hezbollah makes A Privilege to Die a must read for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the region and its people." --Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal , Author of Waiting for an Ordinary Day, "A valuable account. Cambanis is one of those rare foreign correspondents more interested in the impact of the carnage on human beings than in military maneuvers or bang-bang." -The New York Times Book Review, " Cambanis combines extraordinary reportage with sharp analysis and a clear voice to explore the many sides of Hezbollah. A series of highly evocative portraits of the people who make up the core supporters of Hezbollah makes A Privilege to Die a must read for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the region and its people." -Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal , Author of Waiting for an Ordinary Day, eoeA valuable account. Cambanis is one of those rare foreign correspondents more interested in the impact of the carnage on human beings than in military maneuvers or bang-bang.e e" The New York Times Book Review, "An indispensable guide to understanding the region's most formidable extra-state actor. Cambanis skillfully pinpoints the reasons for Hezbollah's political success. . . . In prose that is often eloquent yet earthy, indicative of scholarly erudition as well as a storyteller's flair for capturing the complexities of human psychology, Cambanis describes the seemingly contradictory impulses he discovers." - The Christian Science Monitor, "A valuable account. Cambanis is one of those rare foreign correspondents more interested in the impact of the carnage on human beings than in military maneuvers or bang-bang." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Illuminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in the?Middle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases."-Quil Lawrence,? National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of?Invisible Nation: How the Kurdsrs" Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, "A revelation. Cambanis, one of the most talented foreign correspondents of his generation, has traveled far into the heart of Hezbollah, and what he has found there needs to be read about and studied by general readers and policy-makers alike. His reporting is not only fearless but sophisticated and penetrating, providing us with a vibrant image and unprecedented understanding of this powerful and secretive Islamist force." - Matthew McAllester, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bittersweet: Lessons from my Mother's Kitchen and Blinded by the Sunlight: Surviving Abu Ghraib and Saddam's Iraq, "A valuable account. Cambanis is one of those rare foreign correspondents more interested in the impact of the carnage on human beings than in military maneuvers or bang-bang." - The New York Times Book Review, "A gripping, street-level view of Hezbollah. Cambanis brings Hezbollah out of the shadows to show how it has become the world's most sophisticated resistance group." -Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, NBC News, author of War Journal, "Illuminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in the Middle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases." -- Quil Lawrence, National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, eoeIlluminating and terrifying. Thanassis Cambanis journeyed to the heartland of the most important, least understood armed actor in theMiddle East. The souls he met along the way are rendered with compassion but not spared the same unflinching lens that Cambanis turns on his own biases.e e" Quil Lawrence, National Public Radio, Kabul bureau chief, author of Invisible Nation: How the Kurdse(tm) Quest for Statehood Is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East, "Brilliant and revealing. It positively frightened me. Interviews in which you can touch the people, coupled with a scholar's command of Islam's history, allow Cambanis to explain what Islamic moderates and the rest of the world are up against. A serious story with emotional power." -Leslie H. Gelb, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, "No global flashpoint today is more important than the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, and no book I know does a better job than A Privilege to Die in getting inside the thought-world of Hezbollah's followers. Nuanced, textured, and brutally honest, the book should be required reading for anyone who cares about war and peace in the Middle East." - Noah Feldman, author of Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices and The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State
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SynopsisWhile Hamas and Al Qaeda are certainly dangerous to Israel and the West, Hezbollah and its millions of foot soldiers are the premier force in the Middle East. Veteran Middle East correspondent Thanassis Cambanis offers the first detailed look at the surprising cross section of people willing to die for Hezbollah and its uncompromising agenda to remake the map of the region and destroy Israel. Part standing army, part political party, and part theological movement, Hezbollah is made up not just of unemployed young men but also middle-class engineers, merchants, even nurses. Hezbollah's widespread popularity rests on its ability to offer its followers economic reform, affordable health care, dependable electricity, efficient courts, and safe streets, as well as victory over Israel. Also unique to the party is its powerful doctrine of self-improvement, which challenges its members to fight ignorance, make money, and engage in safe sex. Millions of demoralized Middle Easterners have gravitated toward these principles, swelling the ranks of what is at heart a radical, militant group. They span economic class, include both fanatics and casual believers, and are sworn to the apocalyptic beliefs of the "Party of God." With its promise of perpetual war, Hezbollah has ushered in a militant renaissance and inspired fighters in Gaza, the West Bank, Egypt, Iraq, and beyond. Whatever their differences, their hatred of Israel and the United States binds them together. To understand Hezbollah is to understand the fighters and engineers, the women who raise the martyrs, the scouts who plant trees, and the nine-year-old girls who take the veil over the objections of their less militant fathers. Cambanis follows a few Hezbollah families through the ups and downs of the 2006 war with Israel and the continuing preparations for another conflict, letting us listen in to Hezbollah members' intimate discussions at the kitchen table and on the battlefield. Cambanis's reporting puts a human face on the Party of God, so we might understand the ideological and religious roots of today's conflict. His riveting narrative provides an urgent and important exploration of militancy in the Middle East., Thanassis Cambanis explains why Hezbollah has emerged as the most dangerous, apocalyptic enemy for Israel yet.
LC Classification NumberDS119.8.L4C36 2010
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