A peace to end all peace : the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of the modern Middle East /
An account of how the modern Middle East came into being, and why it is in upheaval, focusing on the formative years of 1914 to 1922
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Format: | Government Document Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
H. Holt,
2001
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Edition: | 1st Owl books ed |
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Summary: | An account of how the modern Middle East came into being, and why it is in upheaval, focusing on the formative years of 1914 to 1922 In our time the Middle East has proven a battleground of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and dynasties. All of these conflicts, including the hostilities between Arabs and Israelis that have flared yet again, come down, in a sense, to the extent to which the Middle East will continue to live with its political inheritance: the arrangements, unities, and divisions imposed upon the region by the Allies after the First World War. In A Peace to End All Peace, David Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies came to remake the geography and politics of the Middle East, drawing lines on an empty map that eventually became the new countries of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. Focusing on the formative years of 1914 to 1922, when all-even an alliance between Arab nationalism and Zionism-seemed possible he raises questions about what might have been done differently, and answers questions about why things were done as they were. The current battle for a Palestinian homeland has its roots in these events of 85 years ago |
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Physical Description: | 635 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 607-620) and index |
ISBN: | 0805068848 9780805068849 |