Sandra Mackey (''née'' Sherman; September 13, 1937 – April 19, 2015) was an American writer on Middle Eastern culture and politics.

Early life and education

Mackey was born Sandra Sherman in

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, the daughter of funeral directors Velt Sherman Verna Richie Sherman. Mackey first earned a bachelor's degree in history from the

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, followed by an M.A. in International Affairs from the

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Career

Mackey taught

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. She served as a visiting scholar in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the

. Her writings appeared in such periodicals as the ''

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, she served as a commentator on the first Gulf War for

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. Her book ''Lebanon: Death of a Nation'' was named to ''

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'' list of Notable Books of 1989.

Death

Mackey died on April 19, 2015, aged 77. She and her husband, Dan, had a son, Colin, who survives his mother.

Selected works

Books written by Sandra Mackey include: * ''The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom'', W. W. Norton and Co., New York, 1987; . ** Updated edition issued in 2002; pbk * ''Lebanon: Death of a Nation'', W.W. Norton and Co., New York, 1989; . * ''Passion and Politics: The Turbulent World of the Arabs'', Penguin Group, New York, 1992; * ''The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation'', Penguin Group, New York, 1996; * ''The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein'', W. W. Norton, New York, 2003; * ''Lebanon: a House Divided'', W. W. Norton, New York, 2006; * ''Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict'', W. W. Norton, New York, 2008;

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External links

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Lecture at University of California Santa Barbara (introduction)
ihc.ucsb.edu; accessed April 21, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackey, Sandra 2015 deaths 1937 births Writers from Oklahoma City University of Virginia alumni Georgia State University alumni International relations scholars American women political scientists 20th-century American writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American writers 21st-century American women writers University of Central Oklahoma alumni

Early life and education

Career

Death

Selected works

See also

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