{"product_id":"the-burning-shores-by-frederic-wehrey-9780374538231","title":"The Burning Shores","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe death of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi freed Libya from forty-two years of despotic rule, raising hopes for a new era. But in the aftermath, the country descended into bitter rivalries and civil war, paving the way for the Islamic State and a catastrophic migrant crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a fast-paced narrative that blends frontline reporting, analysis, and history, Frederic Wehrey tells the story of what went wrong. An Arabic-speaking Middle East scholar, Wehrey interviewed the key actors in Libya and paints vivid portraits of lives upended by a country in turmoil: the once-hopeful activists murdered or exiled, revolutionaries transformed into militia bosses or jihadist recruits, an aging general who promises salvation from the chaos in exchange for a return to the old authoritarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe travelled where few Westerners have gone, from the shattered city of Benghazi, birthplace of the revolution, to the lawless Sahara, to the coastal stronghold of the Islamic State in Qadhafi's hometown of Sirte. He chronicles the American and international missteps after the dictator's death that hastened the country's unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with bravura, based on daring reportage, and informed by deep knowledge, \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Shores\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of Libya's fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244537262316,"sku":"9780374538231","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780374538231-the-burning-shores-1.jpg?v=1787999675","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-burning-shores-by-frederic-wehrey-9780374538231","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}