An excelleomical overview’ – GUARDIAN
‘The best overall survey of the politics, regional rivalries and economics of the contemporary Arab world’-WASHINGTON POST
Over the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This now classic book follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from Napoleon’s asault on Egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations. It is now fully updated with extensive new material cmining recent developments including the aftermaths of the ‘Arab Spring’, the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict and the Syrian Yemeni civil wars.
