The Spiders of Allah by James Hider

A correspondent journeys through modern holy wars

Good Condition – Cover rubbing and edge and corner wear with a large front price sticker and tanned, spotted page edges.

Foreign correspondent James Hider travels across the modern Middle East to examine conflicts shaped by territory, power and religious belief. Reporting from Israel, Gaza and Iraq, he records the human realities behind headlines: soldiers, civilians, hard-line ideologues and people trapped between armed movements and government policy. His encounters reveal the contradictions of occupation, fundamentalism and foreign intervention while asking why individuals are willing to kill or die for a cause. Personal, sceptical and often darkly observant, the book offers a frontline account of faith entangled with war.