The Arabs - Eugene Rogan

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Résumé :
The internationally bestselling definitive history of the Arab world, named a best book of the year by the Financial Times, the Economist, and the Atlantic

In this groundbreaking and comprehensive account of the Middle East, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on five centuries of Arab sources to place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context. This landmark book covers the Arab world from North Africa through the Arabian Peninsula, exploring every facet of modern Arab history. Starting with the Ottoman conquests of the sixteenth century, Rogan follows the story of the Arabs through the era of European imperialism and the superpower rivalries of the Cold War to the present age of American hegemony, charting the evolution of Arab identity and the struggles for national sovereignty throughout.

The Arabs is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the modern Arab world....

Biographie:
Eugene Rogan is professor of modern Middle Eastern history at the University of Oxford and the director of the Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College, Oxford. The author of numerous books, including The Damascus Events and the internationally bestselling The Fall of the Ottomans, Rogan is the recipient of the Albert Hourani prize. He lives in Oxford, England.? ...

Sommaire:
An International Bestseller * A Financial Times, Economist, and Atlantic Best Book of the Year ...