A History of the Middle East, Peter Mansfield
A History of the Middle East, Peter Mansfield
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A History of the Middle East

Author: Peter Mansfield

Narrator: Richard Brown

Unabridged: 17 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

For more than four thousand years, the Middle East has provided a setting for titanic struggles between great civilizations and religions. In the twentieth century it became the focus of rivalry between the European powers as the last major Islamic empire of the Ottoman Turks crumbled and collapsed. The discovery of the world's greatest oil reserves gave the region global economic importance as well as a unique strategic value. In this masterly work of synthesis, Peter Mansfield draws on his experience as a journalist and historian to form a picture of the political and social history of the meeting point of Occident and Orient over the last two centuries, from Bonaparte's marauding invasion of Egypt to the start of the Gulf War. In two penetrating final chapters, Peter Mansfield discusses Saddam Hussein and the prospects for the future.

About Peter Mansfield

Peter Mansfield (1928–1996) was born in Ranchi, India and was educated at Winchester and Cambridge. For over thirty years, he wrote and broadcasted about the contemporary affairs and history of the Middle East, corresponding regularly for the Financial Times, Economist, and London Sunday Times. His books include Who’s Who in the Arab World and The Arabs.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Callum on November 13, 2024

The Middle East is one the most consequential geographic regions in history. Ancient empires--Assyrian, Persian, Greek, Roman--came and went. The Abrahamic religions were birthed. Islam and later the Ottomans rose to dominance. With age, the Ottomans grew "sick," and were usurped by European empires......more

Goodreads review by Virginia on October 03, 2021

O istorie politica a Orientului Mijlociu Dupa o scurta introducere de la antic la modern, cartea incepe cu ultimele doua sute de ani ale Imperiului Otoman. Mansfield trece in revista realizarile unor sultani si incepe sa detalieze cu adevarat cand Imperiul este pe moarte. Ramas in urma Europei si sar......more

Goodreads review by Ivan on January 21, 2018

(Letto nell'edizione SEI, anno 1993) Pubblicato dall'autore nel 1991, fu edito in Italia per la prima volta nel 1993. E' quindi naturalmente un testo per certi aspetti più che datato, ma sempre molto interessante. Il pregio maggiore dell'opera, per me, è l'aver focalizzato quasi tutta la sua attenzio......more

Goodreads review by Tammam on May 03, 2016

What a journey this book has been. I have read multiple accounts of the history of Arabs and the Middle East including A History of the Arab Peoples, History of the Arabs, A Concise History of the Arabs, and A Concise History of the Middle East written by a mix of Arab and foreign authors, yet, this......more

Goodreads review by Justin on December 10, 2016

One critic has suggested the book "be re-named as A Western History of the Middle East" but I would suggest perhaps "A Political History of the Middle East." It is definitely the view from 10,000 feet, focusing mostly on political maneuvering and power struggles. This makes sense given that Mansfiel......more

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