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Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East
Empire of Sand How Britain Made the Middle East
Author: Walter Reid
At the end of the First World War the modern Middle East was created by Britain and France, who carved up the old Ottoman possessions with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. Frontiers were devised and alien dynasties imposed on the populations as arbitrarily as in medieval times. It was destined from the outset to failure. Pro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781780270616
ISBN-10: 1780270615
Publication Date: 10/1/2013
Pages: 544
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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