The Making of the Modern Middle East

By Jeremy Bowen

Book Overview

In The Making of the Modern Middle East - in part based on his acclaimed podcast, 'Our Man in the Middle East' - Bowen takes us on a journey across the Middle East and through its history. He meets ordinary men and women on the front line, their leaders, whether brutal or benign, and he explores the power games that have so often wreaked devastation on civilian populations as those leaders, whatever their motives, jostle for political, religious and economic control.With his deep understanding of the political, cultural and religious differences between countries as diverse as Erdogan's Turkey, Assad's Syria and Netanyahu's Israel and his long experience of covering events in the region, Bowen offers readers a gripping and invaluable guide to the modern Middle East, how it came to be and what its future might hold.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509890890
• ISBN13: 9781509890897
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"