Tribes With Flags: A Dangerous Passage Through the Chaos of the Middle East - Hardcover

Glass, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0871132672 ISBN 13: 9780871132673

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr, 1990

Synopsis

This illuminating portrait of the people of the Levant by former ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent Charles Glass provides much-needed insight into a land so frequently in the news. Tribes With Flags is a chronicle of Glass' journey from the southern Turkish coast to Lebanon, and includes the 62 days he was held captive by pro-Iranian terrorists in Beirut.

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From Publishers Weekly:

In March of 1987, Glass, who speaks some Arabic and had covered the Middle East as a TV correspondent, began what he calls a literary and spiritual ramble through the countries of the Levant. His itinerary was a leisurely, spontaneous affair: visiting historical sites, chatting with people from all walks of life, comparing his impressions with those of earlier travelers such as Richard Burton, Benjamin Disraeli, Mark Twain. Curious about the various "tribes" who live in Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, Glass found attitudes to be remarkably divergent among people about their tormented world. His nonjudgemental tolerance here extends even to the Hizballah gunmen who brought his journey to an abrupt halt in Beirut and held him hostage (he had planned to continue on to Israel and Jordan). Glass's account of two months' captivity and his escape bring to an exciting conclusion this engrossing, informative, unusual travel book. Author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

As a veteran correspondent (chief of ABC News' Middle East bureau), Glass is no stranger to the complexities of the maelstrom known as the Middle East. Four months after resigning from ABC, he was kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut, until his escape 62 days later. Interestingly, the retelling of Glass's days as hostage fills only a relatively few pages; instead, this is a literate, erudite, and leisurely stroll through the Middle East Glass always wanted to report on but couldn't due to the limitations of the 30-second sound bite. This is much like Thomas Friedman's From Beirut to Jerusalem ( LJ 7/89; one of LJ' s "Best Books of 1989," 1/90, p. 52.) in its blending of personal anecdote with contemporary landscapes, but it has a more historical tone. Highly recommended.
- David P. Snider, Casa Grande P. L., Ariz.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0871132672
• ISBN 13: 9780871132673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 510