Adrift: How Our World Lost Its Way

Adrift: How Our World Lost Its Way (French: Le Naufrage des civilisations) is a 2019 book by the French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf. It is a personal analysis of post-war international politics, covering geopolitics relating to the Middle East, increased social fragmentisation in Europe and changing political credibility in the United States. Maalouf names 1979 as a key year due to the Iranian Revolution and the election of Margaret Thatcher.[1][2]

Adrift: How Our World Lost Its Way
AuthorAmin Maalouf
Original titleLe Naufrage des civilisations
TranslatorFrank Wynne
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Grasset
Publication date
13 March 2019
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1 September 2020
Pages336
ISBN9782246852179

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  1. ^ Black, Ian (20 September 2020). "Adrift: How the World Lost Its Way by Amin Maalouf – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ Spencer, Richard (17 October 2020). "Adrift: How Our World Lost Its Way by Amin Maalouf review — it all went wrong in 1979". The Times. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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