| Babylon Burning: A Graphic History of the Making of the Modern Middle East Contributor(s): El Rassi, Toufic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0867198664 ISBN-13: 9780867198669 Publisher: Last Gasp OUR PRICE: $14.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - General - History | Middle East - General - History | Military - Iraq War (2003-2011) |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 10.2" (0.80 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The United States has a long and troubling history of military and political intervention in the Middle East. This involvement has led to terrible consequences for the people of the region. Much of the area's conflict and instability has origins in this past - a past little-discussed in the West. Baghdad Burning documents some of the key events of US and western intervention in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Through the medium of the graphic novel, this often esoteric history is made more accessible to a wider number of people. Using words and pictures, the author exposes the misuse and abuse of power. This book is a challenge to American foreign policy and those who promote its expansionist history and agenda. |
Contributor Bio(s): El Rassi, Toufic: - Toufic El Rassi was born in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war and immigrated to the United States as a child. He is a writer, graphic novelist, and painter. He is also a commentator on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He has taught Middle East history and now teaches Humanities at Oakton Community College and Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His previous graphic novel is titled "Arab in America." He lives in Chicago. |