A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East (0805068848) - Reviews and Prices
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East (0805068848) - Reviews and Prices
The critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling account of how the modern Middle East came into being after World War I, and why it is in upheaval today 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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Excellent Overview:
Draws on original sources to document the political considerations on the part of power brokers of the pre-WW I world. If you want to understand the Middle East today, you need to understand how the current boundaries were determined and how the decisions made by foreigners in the early part of the 20th century led to the convoluted mess that is Middle Eastern politics today. The hubris of the British, French, and Russians of 1900 is matched only by that of the Americans today.
A book to end all books:
Ever wonder about the Armenian genocide by Turkey, or what Winston Churchill did in WWI and after? Or what the Balfour Declaration was, and why it was made? Ever wonder about how Iraq, Jordan and Palestine got formed? These and countless other questions are answered about Middle Eastern history in this masterpiece of writing and history by Prof. David Fromkin. It's a long book, but surely one of the best I have ever read.
Allied Europe Divides the Middle East After World War I:
This is a lengthy, extremely detailed history of the process by which the Allied Powers divided up the remains of the decaying Ottoman Empire after the First World War. That is the short description. In reality, this is 567 densely-packed pages describing the ebb and flow of wartime politics, tactics, alliances, aspirations and -- most importantly -- commitments. The book therefore provides all the information you need to understand the genesis of the Israel-Palestine conflict as created by incompatible... more info
A Grade 10 - 11 Narrative:
This is not a serious history book. The pickings are slim in this Ottoman area but... Try Paris 1919 by Margaret Macmillan and review pp 347 - 456 :
Chapters 26. Arab Independence, 27.the End Ottomans, 28. Palestine and 29. Ataturk and the Treaty of Sevres.
