Stephen Kinzer
Stephen Kinzer was Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times and is now that paper's national cultural correspondent. He is the author of Blood of Brothers and co-author of Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. He lives in Chicago.
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Stephen Kinzer was Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times and is now that paper's national cultural correspondent. He is the author of Blood of Brothers and co-author of Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. He lives in Chicago.
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I received this book for free though LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program in exchange for an honest review. The internal debate within the United States about how the country should act around the world, to either avoid or intervene in foreign entanglements, has been going on for over a century....
I learned a lot about the history of Turkey that wasn't covered in European History or other texts. The author has a passion for Turkey and presented well, though with an annoying tendency to talk of what Turkey should do. Either pure history or pure narrative would have worked better for me - I fou...
Utterly fascinating and depressing at the same time. Though not the most gripping book I've ever read (a fair bit of history and names to slog through), it was insightful and thought-provoking, especially in light of current affairs in the Middle East. Like a fine wine or good beer, this book is ...
A real winner -- for anyone who wants to understand Iran... Brilliant book
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