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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: At the dawn of the twentieth century, the Ottoman Empire had already long been declining.
Chapter 3: In 1913, the Ottoman Empire confronted a political crisis with profoundly far-reaching consequences indeed.
Chapter 4: At the outset of World War I, the Ottoman Empire sided with Germany and firmly opposed the British.
Chapter 5: Britain’s Middle Eastern policy was muddled by misinformation and one man’s grandiosity.
Chapter 6: Shifts within Britain produced a new political strategy meant to harness more Ottoman Arab influence and power.
Chapter 7: With the agreement secured, the stage was now firmly set for the Arab Revolt.
Chapter 8: British and French officials opened talks to claim territory in a postwar Middle East.
Chapter 9: Britain’s backing of Zionism carried dire consequences across the Middle East after the war.
Chapter 10: The war’s end brought broken promises and Western powers seizing territories across the Middle East at will.
Chapter 11: Britain and France encountered local resistance as the new rulers of the Middle East.
Chapter 12: Britain’s and France’s mandates across the Levant presented the countries with many troubles.
Chapter 13: The breakup of the Ottoman Empire created profound and enduring problems that remain unresolved today.
Description
The Middle East today is a hotbed of violence and war. Whether the civil war in Syria or the intractable Arab-Israeli conflict, peace in the region seems a far-off dream. Yet how did the Middle East become so unstable? In A Peace to End All Peace (1989), you’ll learn that European colonial ambitions during World War I were the catalyst that led to today’s modern crises.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in understanding the Middle East
- Political junkies
- Students of history or international relations