A History Of The Middle East by Peter Mansfield

A sweeping, readable survey that traces the region’s transformation from Ottoman and pre-modern structures through European imperialism and the collapse of empires to the emergence of nation-states in the 20th century. It examines social, economic, and religious dynamics—nationalism, colonial mandates, the rise of political movements, oil and geopolitics, and the Arab–Israeli conflict—showing how internal reforms and external interventions combined to shape contemporary politics and society.

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