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 – now updated to cover the latest developments in the Middle East. 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. In this updated edition, Rogan untangles the latest geopolitical developments of the region. The Arabs is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the modern Arab world.
Author(s): Eugene Rogan
Publisher: Basic Books
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 608
Tags: Arabs, History, Middle East
Cover......Page 822
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
CHAPTER 1: From Cairo to Istanbul......Page 27
CHAPTER 2: The Arab Challenge to Ottoman Rule......Page 61
CHAPTER 3: The Egyptian Empire of Muhammad 'Ali......Page 89
CHAPTER 4: The Perils of Reform......Page 120
CHAPTER 5: The First Wave of Colonialism: North Africa......Page 151
CHAPTER 6: Divide and Rule: World War I and the Postwar Settlement......Page 200
CHAPTER 7: The British Empire in the Middle East......Page 237
CHAPTER 8: The French Empire in the Middle East......Page 286
CHAPTER 9: The Palestine Disaster and Its Consequences......Page 335
CHAPTER 10: The Rise of Arab Nationalism......Page 375
CHAPTER 11: The Decline of Arab Nationalism......Page 429
CHAPTER 12: The Age of Oil......Page 477
CHAPTER 13: The Power of Islam......Page 531
CHAPTER 14: After the Cold War......Page 587
CHAPTER 15: The Arabs in the Twenty-First Century......Page 645
Photos......Page 684
Acknowledgments......Page 736
About the Author......Page 739
Praise for The Arabs......Page 740
Permissions......Page 745
Index......Page 748
Notes......Page 789
