A DECADE OF TURMOIL AND HOPE

ISBN: 9783944596020 Géneros: JP Sinópsis: A Decade of Turmoil and Hope is the latest book by Wissam Yafi covering his native Lebanon and the Arab region In this book Yafi shares with his readers personal narrative from an expats perspective chronicling Lebanons remergence after its civil war its geopolitical victories and its looming socioeconomic crisis His commentary then moves to the regional level with the United States invasion of Iraq Notwithstanding the Iraqi human tragedy Yafi would become among the first to voice hope for regional change This would soon be proven as Lebanon emboldened by regional seismic shifts saw its people demand freedom And while it would come at a hefty cost as Yafi argues the Cedar Revolution would ultimately prove to be one of the primary pollinating factors for the Arab spring giving hope to millions of people all over the region