Sandra Mackey
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| Born | Sandra Sherman Script error: No such module "person date". Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of Central Oklahoma (BA) University of Virginia (MA) |
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| Notable work | Lebanon: Death of a Nation |
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Sandra Mackey (née Sherman; September 13, 1937 – April 19, 2015) was an American writer on Middle Eastern culture and politics.[1]
Early life and education
Mackey was born Sandra Sherman in Oklahoma City, the daughter of funeral directors Velt Sherman Verna Richie Sherman.[2]
Mackey first earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Central Oklahoma, followed by an M.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.
Career
Mackey taught political science at Georgia State University. She served as a visiting scholar in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. Her writings appeared in such periodicals as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Christian Science Monitor.[1]
In addition to appearing on NPR, Nightline, ABC News with Peter Jennings and the BBC, she served as a commentator on the first Gulf War for CNN. Her book Lebanon: Death of a Nation was named to The New York Times list of Notable Books of 1989. [citation needed]
Death
Mackey died on April 19, 2015, aged 77. She and her husband, Dan, had a son, Colin, who survives his mother.[3]
Selected works
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| video icon Booknotes interview with Mackey on The Reckoning, July 7, 2002, C-SPAN | |
| video icon Presentation by Mackey on The Reckoning, April 1, 2003, C-SPAN |
Books written by Sandra Mackey include:
- The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom, W. W. Norton and Co., New York, 1987; Template:ISBN.
- Updated edition issued in 2002; Template:ISBN pbk
- Lebanon: Death of a Nation, W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 1989; Template:ISBN.
- Passion and Politics: The Turbulent World of the Arabs, Penguin Group, New York, 1992; Template:ISBN
- The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation, Penguin Group, New York, 1996; Template:ISBN
- The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein, W. W. Norton, New York, 2003; Template:ISBN
- Lebanon: a House Divided, W. W. Norton, New York, 2006; Template:ISBN
- Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict, W. W. Norton, New York, 2008; Template:ISBN
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Obituary: Sandra Mackey". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Tributes.com. April 20, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mackey, Sandra 1937-". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Griffiths, Richard; Yan, Holly (April 20, 2015). "Famed Middle East writer Sandra Mackey dies". CNN. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Lecture at University of California Santa Barbara (introduction), ihc.ucsb.edu; accessed April 21, 2015.
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