Name: A History of the Modern Middle East
ISBN: 9780813340487

William L. Cleveland

A History of the Modern Middle East

Kay so Queso

As an Egyptian diplomat noted regarding the ambivalence Iraq's actions evoked, "The invasion is a black and white situation. We condemn it. But the reasons for the invasion are not so black and white."

The merits  the arguments presented on Capitol Hill mattered little—President Bush had already made the decision to go to war.

Great breadth of history covered, not a lot of depth but that’s totally reasonable given all that it’s covering. A fantastic roadmap and bird’s eye view of issues that have been plaguing the Middle East over the last century or so. A book I’d absolutely recommend to anyone looking to get into the topic.

Only reason it’s not five stars is that it is a genuinely difficult read, not in its writing but in that it’s a non fiction piece that goes on about different political machinations for quite some time. Not my cup of tea (and I got stuck in it for some parts), but it comes with the territory of the topic.

Would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking to explore the title.

Great breadth of history covered, not a lot of depth but that’s totally reasonable given all that it’s covering. A fantastic roadmap and bird’s eye view of issues that have been plaguing the Middle East over the last century or so. A book I’d absolutely recommend to anyone looking to get into the topic.

Only reason it’s not five stars is that it is a genuinely difficult read, not in its writing but in that it’s a non fiction piece that goes on about different political machinations for quite some time. Not my cup of tea (and I got stuck in it for some parts), but it comes with the territory of the topic.

Would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking to explore the title.