{"product_id":"the-cauldron-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-by-simon-sebag-montefiore-9781399634892","title":"The Cauldron : The Making of the Modern Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003eVivid and monumental . . . \"Could not be a more essential primer\" Sunday times, book of the week\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Both zips along and bulges with detail . . . A blockbuster narrative\" Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping, dazzlingly written . . . A masterpiece - no other word will do\" Matthew d'ancona, former editor of the spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essential guide to the making of today's middle east: a spellbinding history from the bestselling, prizewinning historian and master storyteller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did an elderly cleric overthrow the shah of iran and change the world?\n\u003cbr\u003eWhy did bin laden attack the usa - and why did the usa destroy saddam?\n\u003cbr\u003eHow did one extraordinary prince create saudi arabia?\n\u003cbr\u003eHow did an ottoman general create türkiye?\n\u003cbr\u003eHow did britain and france carve up the middle east - and why did the kurds never get their own state?\n\u003cbr\u003eCan there ever be peace between israel and palestine?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe middle east has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of conflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world. No other region has such a hold on our imagination nor such a propensity to unleash mayhem. Yet few know its real history; fewer still understand its variety and cosmopolitanism, its complexity and interconnectedness. In the cauldron, simon sebag montefiore delivers a fresh and unique history of the entire region in all its diversity, from 1900 up to the present day. Taking the reader on a spectacular journey from the ottoman sultanate to the trump presidency, from morocco to iran, this is a dazzling panorama of faith and fanaticism, creativity and tolerance, dictatorship and democracy brought to life by an extraordinary cast of kings, warriors, poets, terrorists and peacemakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the essential story of how the middle east of 1900 became the middle east of today - and tomorrow.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An essential read\" Hussein agha, palestinian negotiator with israel over half a century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A must-have guide\" Eugene rogan, author of the arabs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating and monumental\" Ehud olmert, former prime minister of israel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Masterful . . . history at its best\" General david petraeus, former director of the cia\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Sebag Montefiore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535229886837,"sku":"9781399634892","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9781399634892.jpg?v=1788082252","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/the-cauldron-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-by-simon-sebag-montefiore-9781399634892","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}