The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History

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One wonders if Jeremy Bowen felt haunted in reading proofs of this book, as it is streaked with so much pain, bloodshed and death. It’s a heart-wrenching read; it matters little if you have followed affairs in the Middle East for years, somewhat inured to the train of tragedies intertwined with this fascinating part of the world. Purchasing a book may earn the NS a commission from Bookshop.org, who support independent bookshops

The Making of the Modern Middle East by Jeremy Bowen The Making of the Modern Middle East by Jeremy Bowen

Ian Bostridge Interviewed by Suzi Feay Song and Self: A Singer’s Reflections on Music and Performance Lincoln College: Oakeshott Room 2:00pm Mon 27 Monday, 27 March 2023 See this event An engaging, comprehensive and balanced day-by-day history of the Six Day War that puts it into the context of the wider Cold War, with more of a focus on the war’s politics and diplomacy than the battles.Michael Oren interviewed such figures as former Jordanian Brigade Commander Ata Ali, Egyptian historian Issam Darraz former Syrian Ambassador to the UN, George Tomeh, former MOSSAD chief, Meir Amit, former Israeli Foreign Minister, Abba Eban, widow of PM Levi Eshkol, Miriam Eshkol, former IDF Chief of Operations and later President, Ezer Weizmann and former Deputy IDF Chief of Staff and later Tourism Minister, Rechavam Ze'evi, interviewed a month before his brutal murder by terrorists of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine , in the corridor of a Jerusalem hotel , former members of the Supreme Soviet and Soviet military advisors to the Egyptians and Syrians and former Le Monde correspondent , Eric Rouleau , just to name a few of the Syrians , Egyptians , Jordanians , Israelis , French , British and Russians that Oren interviewed. The human details are what linger longest. Oren dug into a variety of source material -- a long bibliography lists books in English, French, Spanish, This is a wonderfully original book, a merciless reconstruction of the British and French mandates in the Middle East as local contemporaries would have experienced them.' La transmission de legs ottomans en Tunisie. La maisonnée Bū Ḥājib des années 1870 aux années 1930.

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Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East is a controversial 2014 Yale University Press book by German historian Wolfgang G. Schwanitz and Israeli historian Barry Rubin. The authors argue that there is a high degree of similarity in the ideologies of Nazism, radical Arab nationalism, and Islamism. The book received a mixed reception with some historians criticizing the authors' methodology and conclusions. Tom Fletcher Interviewed by Peter Guttridge The Ambassador Lincoln College: Oakeshott Room 12:00pm Mon 27 Monday, 27 March 2023 See this event Describing the buildup of tensions that preceded the war, and the at times bizarre events, he tells of the Egyptian press going big with a story about an Arab Legion defector named Capt. Rashid al-Hamarsha, who allegedly confessed to "masterminding subversion" in Syria. The reasons are complicated, but Oren makes a strong case that Field Marshall Abdel Hakim Amer, supreme commander of Egyptian forces, filled the upper ranks of the Egyptian military with cronies, shoving aside talented leaders preparing for a coup against his childhood friend President Gamel Abdel Nasser.Israel won that war, and later outfought Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1956, though Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s nationalization of the canal made him immensely popular in the Arab World. As a result of the Crisis, the Sinai was demilitarized and United Nations observers put in place. Meanwhile, Nasser set out to modernize his army, and to form a coalition with King Hussein of Jordan, and Nureddin al-Atassi of Syria. His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object…

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Oren retired as ambassador to the United States in 2013, replaced by Ron Dermer. In the 2015 Israeli election, Oren was elected to the Knesset for the centrist Kulanu party. His newest book Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide was published by Random House on June 23, 2015. In a century I believe the military historians will compare this war with the most famous wars in all times. The book has a lot of not “everyone knows” details, and gives the info gotten from all possible sources and languages. It is a fascinating story (I mean six day war) written seriously and objectively. Esme Young Interviewed by Sophie Ratcliffe Behind the Seams: My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure SOLD OUT Weston Lecture Theatre 12:00pm Mon 27 Monday, 27 March 2023 See this event

Aaron W. Hughes does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners This is a well researched book and weaves the palace intrigues as reported by various key political and military players with information gleaned from official records and first hand accounts from the field to give a blow by blow account of the war. It takes its time to establish the context of the war, which I appreciated given how dynamic the Middle East is/ was. The six days of action are also well narrated and I had little trouble if any with following the action, though I did digress several times to look up maps and Wikipedia entries on people, places, and events, as any good history buff should when reading. I just wish the author had been as careful in recounting the aftermath and that the book had elaborated on the thesis implied by that subtitle: the last chapter does a somewhat hurried job of this and disappoints a bit in by questioning whether or not this conflict on its own was as significant as suggested or not! I felt a bit cheated! In The Making of the Modern Middle East – in part based on his acclaimed podcast, ‘Our Man in the Middle East’ – Bowen takes us on a journey across the Middle East and through its history. He meets ordinary men and women on the front line, their leaders, whether brutal or benign, and he explores the power games that have so often wreaked devastation on civilian populations as those leaders, whatever their motives, jostle for political, religious and economic control. Talk about the Middle East and you will find strong opinions. Thus, the issue of objectivity is going to be of utmost importance.

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It was a privilege for me to visit the festival to receive the Bodley Medal. As an incidental blessing I saw Oxford at its most mysterious and atmospheric. It was a day of piercing cold and as I walked through the twilight from the Sheldonian to Christ Church, the streets were empty and the whole city was shutting itself away. Christ Church was silent except for the footfall of unseen persons around corners and the sounds of evensong creeping from behind closed doors. For the first time I understood thoroughly the power of college ghost stories. The Uneven Age of Speed: Caravans, Technology, and Mobility in the Late Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Middle East. In describing this action, Oren notes the tendency of the Egyptians and Jordanians to delude themselves as to the war’s progress. They told their people they were winning, and winning big, instead of being honest with themselves and suing for peace. This proved to be a costly bit of self-deception. Their hopes that the Soviets would intercede also turned out to be misplaced. Despite Soviet posturing, the Kremlin did not relish potentially sparking a third world war. Oren has written a fair history, with all sides presented with no apparent bias or judgment. He gained access to previously undisclosed material, so he has records of internal meetings with all the political parties involved.Did Zionism Cause the Holocaust? A New Biography Says Yes". Tablet Magazine. 2014-02-03 . Retrieved 2020-06-24. This quote is from an interview in the appendix of my edition, an interview with the author, but it summarises the book well - a relatively even-handed description what went down before, during, and after the Six-Day War which arguably shaped the Middle East into the form it is today. It's a great read - lots and lots of dialogues taken from the archives, great if you're into politics or large scale plans: Though the author says that he sets out to provide an objective history of the Six Day War, there are two glowing descretions: He's Jewish and Israeli. And though, again, objectivity was the goal, why did I find myself, someone unsure of how he falls on the Jews for Israel scale, thinkng, "Woo! Way to go Israel!" in response to the military narrative.