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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
By David FromkinFrom $17.99 USD
David Fromkin's landmark account of how British and French diplomats dismembered the Ottoman Empire after World War One, creating the borders of modern states including Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. Essential reading for anyone trying to understand why the modern Middle East looks the way it does. Winner of the Overseas Press Club Award.
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📄 635 pages⏱ ~5 hr read📅 1989
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David Fromkin's landmark account of how British and French diplomats dismembered the Ottoman Empire after World War One, creating the borders of modern states including Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. Essential reading for anyone trying to understand why the modern Middle East looks the way it does. Winner of the Overseas Press Club Award.
In English
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