On 18th October 2016, the second day of the Mosul offensive, Patrick Cockburn discussed his latest book, The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East with the Guardian’s Rachel Shabi.
Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent. Browse The Guardian Bookshop for a big selection of Society & culture: general books and the latest book reviews from Buy The Age of Jihad 9781784784492 by Patrick Cockburn for only £ From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East’s disintegration. He was awarded the 2005 Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting. The Age of Jihad charts the turmoil of today’s Middle East and the devastating role the West has played in the region from 2001 to the present. From the award-winning author of The Rise of Islamic State, the essential story of the Middle East’s disintegration The Age of Jihad charts the turmoil of today’s Middle East and the devastating role the West has played in the region from 2001 to the present.
Patrick Cockburn is an extremely knowledgeable author, who has produced a well-written and very detailed work about the current state of “The Age of Jihad- Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East”. His book on his years covering the war in Iraq, The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq (Verso) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for non-fiction. The Age of Jihad by Patrick Cockburn.
Listen to Cockburn discuss his latest book [*The Age of Jihad*][1] (Verso) with *Guardian* journalist Rachel Shabi, author of *[Not the Enemy: Israel's Jews from Arab Lands][2]*.