A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914-1948
The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914–1948
Nonfiction, History, Middle East
| Author: | James Barr | ISBN: | 9780393082968 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | January 9, 2012 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Barr |
| ISBN: | 9780393082968 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | January 9, 2012 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
“A provocative history . . . helps us to understand why the Arab spring is so important and valuable.”—David Ignatius, National Interest
In the twentieth century, while fighting a common enemy in Europe, Britain and France were locked in a clandestine struggle for power in the Middle East. From the first agreement to divide the region between them to the birth of Israel, A Line in the Sand is a gripping narrative of the last gasp of imperialism, with tales of unscrupulous double-dealing, cynical manipulation, and all-too-frequent violence that continues to the present day.
“A provocative history . . . helps us to understand why the Arab spring is so important and valuable.”—David Ignatius, National Interest
In the twentieth century, while fighting a common enemy in Europe, Britain and France were locked in a clandestine struggle for power in the Middle East. From the first agreement to divide the region between them to the birth of Israel, A Line in the Sand is a gripping narrative of the last gasp of imperialism, with tales of unscrupulous double-dealing, cynical manipulation, and all-too-frequent violence that continues to the present day.
