Catherine Nixon Cooke

Dodgers to Damascus (eBook, ePUB)

David Lesch's Journey from Baseball to the Middle East

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

David Lesch is a modern-day Renaissance man whose work has spanned continents and allowed him to explore cultures near and far. An acclaimed scholar, educator, author, and conflict resolution specialist, he has advised five U.S. presidential administrations at the highest levels about the head-spinning political, religious, and cultural complexities of the Middle East. He is the author or editor of seventeen books, including The History of the Middle East since the Rise of Islam, Syria: A Modern History, and The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History.

Long before, as the number one draft pick for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980, Lesch followed his American dream, playing with many baseball greats until a shoulder injury sidelined him. He later became a distinguished professor of Middle East studies at Trinity University in San Antonio and was soon tapped by the United Nations, the U.S. State Department, and policy centers and governments internationally.

Dodgers to Damascus documents a part of the world that has been shrouded in mystery and plagued by conflict, power struggles, and warfare, and offers a firsthand glimpse inside modern Syria, its neighboring countries, and their connections to the rest of the world.
Lesch's work in Syria resulted in a tenuous relationship with President Bashar al-Assad and many tense situations, including a poisoned meal that almost cost him his life. His encounters with elected officials, diplomats, spies, and conflict resolution specialists have all the elements of a Hollywood thriller and parallel his personal story of loss, crisis, and redemption.

Lesch's work in Syria resulted in a tenuous relationship with President Bashar al-Assad and many tense situations, including a poisoned meal that almost cost him his life. His encounters with elected officials, diplomats, spies, and conflict resolution specialists have all the elements of a Hollywood thriller and parallel his personal story of loss, crisis, and redemption.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trinity University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781595343246
• Artikelnr.: 74151760

Autorenporträt

Catherine Nixon Cooke is a former journalist and editor and the author of many books, including In Search of Tom Slick: Explorer and Visionary and Juan O'Gorman: A Confluence of Civilizations. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
A Dangerous Drink                                                          
                     
The Road to Dodgertown                                                    
             
Welcome to Mars                                                            
                 
Curve Balls                                                                
                             
Finding Home Base                                                          
                     
Horizons of History                                                        
                         
In the Lion’s Den                                                          
                     
The Path of Abraham                                                        
       
Death and Diplomacy                                                        
     
Pioneering the Possible                                                    
                   
Syrian Surprise                                                            
                           
Epilogue                                                                  
                             
Acknowledgments
Bibliography               
Index