Patrick Tyler
Autor(a) de A World of Trouble
About the Author
Patrick Tyler worked for twelve years at The Washington Post before joining The New York Times in 1990, where he served as chief correspondent. His books include Running Critical, A Great Wall (which won the 2000 Lionel Gelber Prize), and A World of Trouble, He lives in Washington, D.C.
Obras por Patrick Tyler
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- Nome canónico
- Tyler, Patrick
- Outros nomes
- Tyler, Patrick E. (fuller name)
- Data de nascimento
- 1851-11-06
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- St Louis, Missouri, USA
- Locais de residência
- Washington, D.C., USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA (birthplace) - Educação
- University of South Carolina (1974)
University of Texas - Ocupações
- journalist
writer - Organizações
- New York Times (chief correspondent, 2002- )
New York Times (reporter, 1990- )
Washington Post (reporter, 1979-1990)
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- Obras
- 4
- Membros
- 321
- Popularidade
- #73,715
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 19
- Línguas
- 1
The other problem is that journalists write like they're private investigators, following up every lead. Whereas what people need to know can be summed up very easily, without long digressions into the character flaws of minor Israeli diplomats.
All of which is to say this book is very informative, and about 200 pages too long. The take-away, if you're after such a thing, is that the American government never does the right thing: always too much military response, or too little; too much leaning on middle eastern governments, or too little, etc etc... That obviously can't be true, but at least it's balanced. An interesting theme that he doesn't make explicit: many of the mis-steps and missed chances for peace might have been due to the soi disant democratic processes of the U.S. and Israel. If you worry more about getting re-elected than doing the best thing, you will most likely not do the best thing, and that became very clear throughout the course of this book.
Finally, the conclusion is hilarious. "Muslim youth yearns for the same personal fulfillment and opportunity as youth everywhere. They seek the same advancement in culture, science and technology that market capitalism can deliver to peoples who have been held back by dictators and the orthodoxies of the old world." A day or two after I read that I heard an analyst for Barclay's bank (I think; possibly some other bank, but definitely a bank) suggesting that the protests in Brazil are a cry from a people who has had it with restrictive government regulation. Yes. That is precisely it. Everyone wants more input from multinational corporations! Everyone! Only then can their culture advance! Nobody wants better and more government services! Not idea what made Tyler throw that idiocy at the end of an otherwise balanced and intelligent work.… (mais)