BANKING ON BAGHDAD: INSIDE IRAQ’S 7,000-YEAR HISTORY OF WAR, PROFIT, AND CONFLICT
Book ID/图书代码： 08280004B09515
English Summary/英文概要： New York Times and international bestselling author Edwin Black uncovers Iraq’s hidden economy and the companies that profit from its upheaval
Big business and global warfare have long been fiery and symbiotic forces in Iraq. Banking on Baghdad tells the dramatic and tragic history of a land long the center of world commerce-and documents the many ways Iraq’s recent history mirrors its tumultuous past. Tracing the involvement
of Western governments and militaries, as well as oil, banking, and other corporate interests in Iraq, Black shows that today, just as yesterday, the world needs Iraq’s resources-and is always willing to fight and invade in order to acquire and protect them.
While demonstrating that Iraq itself is partially to blame for its current state of turmoil, Black does not shy away from the uncomfortable truth that war and profit have also played an equal part in creating the Iraq we know today. Just as he did in IBM and the Holocaust, Black exposes the hidden associations between leading corporations, war, and oil-such as the astonishing connections between Nazi Germany, Iraq, and the Holocaust.
He exposes the war and race-based profiteering by some of the world’s most prestigious corporations, as well as the political and economic ties between the Bush administration and the companies that gain handsomely from its foreign policy. Just as he did in War Against the Weak, Black offers a compelling blend of history and contemporary investigative journalism that spans a century and eschews easy answers for complicated questions.
Edwin Black (Washington, DC) is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of IBM and the Holocaust, The Transfer Agreement, and War Against the Weak. His journalism has appeared in the Washington Post, The Village Voice, The Sunday Times (of London), and The Los Angeles Times.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： ：《纽约时报》畅销小说作家兼国际畅销小说Edwin Black 揭开了伊拉克经济的神秘面纱，也透露了那些发战争、暴乱财的公司的真实面目。大型商业和全球化战争一直以来都是与伊拉克一脉相承的，而且也是很激烈的。他以编年体的形式记录下了一个国家的戏剧性的悲惨史：伊拉克很久以来都是国际贸易和冲突的中心地带。通过对西方政府以及他们的军队在伊拉克的干涉活动，以及石油、银行业和其他公司性利益进行的追本求源，BLACK明确地指出了为什么当今世界需要伊拉克的资源，而这一需求自现代史开始就没有断过-------并且表现地如此坚定，一定要得到并好好的保护这些资源。
《信赖巴格达》以几近痛苦的方式见证了伊拉克近代史所折射出的种种动荡过去。
现在这个文明的摇篮再次被外国军队侵占，《信赖巴格达》则让我们有机会透过窥视伊拉克纷繁、复杂、喧嚣、动荡的历史，来审视伊拉克的现在和未来。Black一面向我们证实伊拉克的部落纷争、宗教冲突以及政治动乱是如何合起来折磨这个国家的，但同时他也没有避讳那一事实---------虽然很让人不舒服：外国政府---包括我们美国政府在内-------都对创造出这样一个我们现在所熟知的伊拉克起了推波助澜的作用。Black凭借其标志性的写作手法-----即以深度挖掘的历史与调查性报道结合的方式，见证了伊拉克的一段漫长的战争财，并好好的审视了一番正在伊拉克做生意的大公司。《信赖巴格达》借鉴了许多石油公司的档案资料，查阅了五六个国家政府的文件资料，参考了其它大量的主流资源并获得了查阅50000多份档案资料的机会，给我们讲述了一个不朽的故事，一个七千年的酝酿史。
从1258年蒙古部落毁灭巴格达讲起，谈到2003年美国战斗坦克的闪电攻击，可以说，伊拉克的历史是由鲜血染红的。《信赖巴格达》为我们介绍了伊拉克历史的背景资料，而这些历史资料在新闻媒介上以及华盛顿圈子里政治性论谈中是只字未提的。《信赖巴格达》循循善诱地争辩道伊拉克的未来与他纷乱的历史分不开的，这一点谁也说不清楚，而且当下发生的冲突很有可能就会在伊拉克漫长不幸的历史上写下另一个灾难篇章。
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About the Author/作者介绍： EDWIN BLACK is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of IBM and the Holocaust, The Transfer Agreement, and War Against the Weak. His journalism has appeared in the Washington Post, Newsday, the Village Voice, the Sunday Times (of London), and the Los Angeles Times, as well as in leading magazines such as American Bar Association Journal, American Lawyer, and Der Spiegel (Germany). Black has won numerous awards for distinguished journalism, including the Carl Sandburg Award, three Rockower Awards, and two awards from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
EDWIN BLACK写过《IBM》、《大屠杀》、《调任协议》、《向弱者宣战》。《华盛顿邮报》、《今日新闻报》、《乡村之声》、《星期日时报》、《洛山机时报》，以及主流杂志《美国律师协会期刊》、《美国律师》以及德国的《明镜》杂志上都有他的报道文章。BLACK得过许多杰出新闻奖，其中有卡尔．桑德堡奖，两次获美国记者作家协会颁发的奖。
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