num_pages: 432
description: s/t: The Arabs in Search of the Modern World A book about the 200 million Arabs who share a language &amp; a variety of historical experiences, the culture of Islam — &amp; a deep-seated uncertainty about their place in a world changing at terrifying speed. In the midst of war, enormous economic disparities, personal &amp; ideological rivalries &amp; threats from the outside, the Arabs are searching for their place in the modern world. Viorst, drawing upon his long personal experience as a correspondent in the Middle East, takes us into the aspirations, fears, prejudices, hopes &amp; convictions of the inhabitants of 7 key countries, &amp; of the people without a country — the Palestinians.
language: English
title: Sandcastles
titlecomplete: Sandcastles (Contemporary Issues in the Middle East)
genres: History
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Syracuse University Press