Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
"Crooke's mission in this erudite, and most readable, book is to reassure the White Folks in George Bush's America (and elsewhere in the world) that Hamas, Hezbollah and the seemingly menacing Islamic governments in Iran and elsewhere are not the enemies of the West. His mission is to educate us about the history and philosophy of the Islamic world, and its various factions, and to show how peaceful coexistence is more than possible, if the yahoos who have been running the Global War on Terror would take the time to learn, and find ways to talk.  Be forewarned, however -- this is not 'Islam for Dummies,' but a scholarly and closely argued critique of what passes for Western diplomacy today." -- Seymour M. Hersh, the New Yorker magazine"This book is required reading at a time when alternative perspectives on the causes of global terrorism and new Western diplomatic initiatives urgently need to replace the failed policies of the Bush administration-led 'War on Global Terrorism' ." -- John Esposito, University Professor, Georgetown University