From Beirut to Jerusalem

For the book by Dr. Swee Chai Ang, see From Beirut to Jerusalem: A Woman Surgeon With the Palestinians.
From Beirut to Jerusalem  
Author(s) Thomas L. Friedman
Country United States
Language English
Publication date 1989

From Beirut to Jerusalem is a book written by Thomas L. Friedman chronicling his days as a reporter in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and his journey in 1984 from Beirut to Jerusalem to cover unfolding events.[1] The current updated version, published in 1995, includes a new chapter. It received the National Book Award for nonfiction, and also the Cornelius Ryan Award.

Criticisms

In a 1989 review of Friedman's book for The Village Voice, Edward Said criticized what he saw as a naive, arrogant, and orientalist account of the Israel-Palestine conflict.[2]

References

  1. ^ Friedman, Thomas L., 1989, From Beirut to Jerusalem, New York: Doubleday, pp. 162-163.
  2. ^ "The Orientalist Express: Thomas Friedman Wraps Up the Middle East," Village Voice, Vol. 36, No. 42, October 17, 1989

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