Title: An "Instant Best Seller" effort, not his top level work
Product review: I've enjoyed his previous books and respected his scholarship; however, this time around I think he's cobbled something together to hit a hot market. This is his post-WTC New Yorker article pumped up. The "What Went Wrong" in the title could be applied to his doing only part of the job on this subject.He seems to carefully avoid telling his American readers anything that might lead them to examine themselves, their country's policies, etc. In other words, he skilfully points his finger at Them most of the time, and thus avoids the possibility of being the target of any brickbats in an overheated time. He travels very, very safely over any ground that might upset Americans. Given his scholarly expertise this is a good book, but a "soft" one.A good scholar doing lightweight and very safe work.
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