LEADER 03013nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910816574403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-23317-7 010 $a9786613233172 010 $a0-8131-7257-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000475389 035 $a(EBL)792165 035 $a(OCoLC)181103901 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000219131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11199179 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000219131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10229151 035 $a(PQKB)11366982 035 $a(OCoLC)608535590 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13762 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL792165 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495397 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL323317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC792165 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000475389 100 $a20070124d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPeace out of reach$b[electronic resource] $eMiddle Eastern travels and the search for reconciliation /$fStephen Eric Bronner 210 $aLexington $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8131-3713-6 311 $a0-8131-2446-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-178) and index. 327 $aCosmopolitan engagements -- Lessons from Afghanistan -- The Iraqi debacle : democracy, desperation, and the ethics of war -- Twilight in Tehran -- Syria and its president : a meeting with Bashar al-Assad -- Withdrawal pains : Gaza, Lebanon, and the future of Palestine -- The Middle East spills over : the Sudan and the crisis in Darfur -- Conspiracy then and now : history, politics, and the anti-semitic imagination -- Incendiary images : blasphemous cartoons, cosmopolitan responsibility, and critical engagement -- Of reason and faith : on the former Cardinal Josef Ratzinger -- False antinomies : on religious conviction and human rights. 330 $aTurmoil in the Middle East has escalated to unprecedented levels in the twenty-first century. Opposing cultural, religious, and political forces have resumed old conflicts and spawned new ones, fighting with words and images as well as bombs and bullets. The path toward peace and reconciliation seems further away and less clear than ever. Stephen Eric Bronner's Peace Out of Reach is both a deeply personal account and a careful analysis of the crises currently threatening the cradle of civilization. Bronner's insights into Middle Eastern tensions are significantly enhanced by his extensive t 606 $aConflict management$zMiddle East 607 $aMiddle East$xPolitics and government$y1979- 615 0$aConflict management 676 $a956.05 700 $aBronner$b Stephen Eric$f1949-$0265637 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816574403321 996 $aPeace out of reach$93920786 997 $aUNINA