Travelling Through Conflict

Download or read book Travelling Through Conflict written by Mohammad Hamid Ansari and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2008 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, and particularly post-9/11, West Asia has become the base as well as the target of political and social turbulence. This turbulence has manifested itself in various forms of extremism, terrorism and anti-Western sentiments. "Travelling Through Conflict: Essays in the Politics of West Asia" explores the geopolitical imperatives and societal impulses that have induced conflict in the region, and tries to understand the dynamics of change in West Asia. A collection of academic papers, book-review essays and op-ed articles, this book, written over five years by Hamid Ansari, a top diplomat who has extensive experience of living and working in West Asia.