The Story
Over the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2009, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from Napoleons assault on Egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations, the Palestinian question and Islamic resurgence. For this fourth edition, Economist journalist and Middle East correspondent Nicolas Pelham has written an extensive new chapter examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the situation in Iran, the continuing ArabIsraeli conflict and relations with the US under President Obama.
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Over the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2009, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from Napoleons assault on Egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations, the Palestinian question and Islamic resurgence. For this fourth edition, Economist journalist and Middle East correspondent Nicolas Pelham has written an extensive new chapter examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the situation in Iran, the continuing ArabIsraeli conflict and relations with the US under President Obama.
