The End of the Ottoman Empire and the Forging of the Modern Middle East : A Short History with Documents by Andrew Wender

"In one hundred and twenty pages this book provides a compelling account of the shaping of the modern Middle East, and the critical part played in that process by the Ottoman Empire, even as it fell apart. It offers?a mine of background information for anyone wishing to understand the current scene. Thirty-four well-chosen documents, mainly culled from the archives, buttress and illuminate the story." -Jonathan Schneer, Georgia Institute of Technology, author of?The Balfour?Declaration: The Origins of Arab-Israeli Conflict
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