The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine

In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal,...
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The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine by Trofimov, Yaroslav

The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine

¥4,509

The Siege of Mecca: The 1979 Uprising at Islam's Holiest Shrine

¥4,509
Author: Yaroslav Trofimov
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In The Siege of Mecca, acclaimed journalist Yaroslav Trofimov pulls back the curtain on a thrilling, pivotal, and overlooked episode of modern history, examining its repercussions on the Middle East and the world.

On November 20, 1979, worldwide attention was focused on Tehran, where the Iranian hostage crisis was entering its third week. That same morning, gunmen stunned the world by seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca, creating a siege that trapped 100,000 people and lasted two weeks, inflaming Muslim rage against the United States and causing hundreds of deaths. But in the days before CNN and Al Jazeera, the press barely took notice. Trofimov interviews for the first time scores of direct participants in the siege, and draws upon hundreds of newly declassified documents. With the pacing, detail, and suspense of a real-life thriller, The Siege of Mecca reveals the long-lasting aftereffects of the uprising and its influence on the world today.



Author: Yaroslav Trofimov
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/09/2008
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.28w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780307277732

About the Author

Yaroslav Trofimov, an award-winning foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, has extensively reported from Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries. He is also the author of Faith atWar: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu.

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