Kingmakers: The Invention of the Modern Middle East
by Brysac, Shareen Blair; Meyer,... | HC | VeryGood
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- Very Good
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 2 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780393061994
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
039306199X
ISBN-13
9780393061994
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038263746
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kingmakers : the Invention of the Modern Middle East
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Middle East / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-007378
Reviews
"The story resonates with excitement . . . a first-class, always engrossing account of events. . . . A most necessary and rewarding book, and a primer on what not to do in the Middle East." -- ForeWord "Beautifully written and researched." -- Washington Post
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
956.04
Synopsis
A brilliant narrative history chronicles the story of how the modern Middle East came to be, told through the lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it. 30 illustrations; 2 maps., A brilliant narrative history tracing today's troubles back to grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States., A brilliant narrative history tracing today's troubles back to grandiose imperial overreach of Great Britain and the United States. Kingmakers is the story of how the modern Middle East came to be, told through the lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it. Some are famous (Lawrence of Arabia and Gertrude Bell); others infamous (Harry St. John Philby, father of Kim); some forgotten (Sir Mark Sykes, Israel's godfather, and A. T. Wilson, the territorial creator of Iraq); some controversial (the CIA's Miles Copeland and the Pentagon's Paul Wolfowitz). All helped enthrone rulers in a region whose very name is an Anglo-American invention. As a bonus, we meet the British Empire's power couple, Lord and Lady Lugard (Flora Shaw): she named Nigeria, he ruled it; she used the power of the Times of London to attempt a regime change in the gold-rich Transvaal. The narrative is character-driven, and the aim is to restore to life the colorful figures who for good or ill gave us the Middle East in which Americans are enmeshed today., Kingmakers is the story of how the modern Middle East came to be, told through the lives of the Britons and Americans who shaped it. Some are famous (Lawrence of Arabia and Gertrude Bell); others infamous (Harry St. John Philby, father of Kim); some forgotten (Sir Mark Sykes, Israel's godfather, and A. T. Wilson, the territorial creator of Iraq); some controversial (the CIA's Miles Copeland and the Pentagon's Paul Wolfowitz). All helped enthrone rulers in a region whose very name is an Anglo-American invention. As a bonus, we meet the British Empire's power couple, Lord and Lady Lugard (Flora Shaw): she named Nigeria, he ruled it; she used the power of the Times of London to attempt a regime change in the gold-rich Transvaal. The narrative is character-driven, and the aim is to restore to life the colorful figures who for good or ill gave us the Middle East in which Americans are enmeshed today.
LC Classification Number
DS62.8.M485 2008
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