'ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING.AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off. From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel's conflicts with Palestine and Lebanon, Fisk condemns the West's ongoing hypocrisy and interference while revealing the horrific truth of life on the ground. Unafraid to criticise authority and unpick complex truths, hecreates a compelling narrative of passionate and engaging journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting. With a Postscript by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk and a foreword by Patrick Cockburn, Night of Power delivers an essential and prophetic account of the last twenty years, which exposes the inescapable consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East. 'This is a masterly work by a unique and gifted "historian of the present", who was unafraid to criticise authority while revealing the horrific realities of life and death on the ground' Conor O'Clery, Irish Times 'Every sentence of Robert Fisk radiates his loathe of wars and the inevitable dehumanization they produce, which makes his (sadly) last book an everlasting warning, beyond its value as a meticulous historical recount and analysis of today's events' Amira Hass, journalist, Haaretz 'Fisk's reporting is clear-eyed and unflinching, a model for what journalists should aspire to practice in their ever more important and widely threatened craft' Anthony Arnove, editor, Iraq Under Siege and author, Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal 'I was at the funeral of a friend of mine, in Kilternan cemetery . I came across Robert Fisk's grave. Someone has to bear witness to the unspeakable, and he did it, whatever the cost to himself' Neil Jordan, film director and writer * Final book from the late Robert Fisk, with a foreword from his former Middle East colleague, Patrick Cockburn.
* 'The Great War for Civilisation' has sold over 85,800 copies in the UK alone and had significant export success in ANZ. * Lead review and feature coverage assured for this much-loved and respected media figure. Robert had a vast following amongst British newspaper readers and huge experience of the Islamic world. Competition: Age of Warrior; Great War of Civilisation; conflict; a line in the sand; The Making of the Modern Middle East; behind enemy lines; Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire. Patrick Cockburn; max hastings; noam chomsky; james barr; Jeremy Bowen; Rashid Khalidi; deepa kumar; edward said; Tariq Ali; steve coll.