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The siege of Mecca : the forgotten uprising in Islam's holiest shrine

Trofimov, Yaroslav2008
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A foreign correspondent from the 'Wall Street Journal' who has reported extensively from the Middle East, Yaroslav Trofimov here tells the story of the 1979 siege of Mecca. Hardly covered at the time, the event is now opened up through interviews with direct participants and the use of declassified documents.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2008.
Collation:
x, 301 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2007.Originally published: New York: Doubleday; London: Allen Lane, 2007.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141034065 (pbk)
Dewey class:
953.8053953.8053TRO
Language:
English
BRN:
368860
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