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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
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This history charts the post-World War I efforts by the Allies to deal with the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and how decisions made then influenced the region's history and geopolitics for the rest of the century (and beyond). These efforts included creating new states and entities, including what was to become Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and, later, ...
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Europe's Last Summer: Who Started the Great War in 1914?
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In a gripping narrative that has eerie parallels to current events, "Europe'sLast Summer" is a striking re-creation of the start of World War I--a crucialmoment in 20th-century history.
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King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners
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Renowned historian Fromkin reveals how two unlikely world leaders--King Edward VII of England and Theodore Roosevelt--recast themselves as respected political players and established a friendship that would shape the course of the 20th century in ways never anticipated.
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The Way of the World: From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
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From the Big Bang to the 21st century--a worldwide picture of the development of civilization, a work of historical analysis that gives meaning to both our concept of history and our vision of the future.
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In the Time of the Americans: FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthur-The Generation That Changed America 's Role in the World
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Within a few years of each other in the 1880s five Americans were born who would play large parts in leading the way toward a new balance of global power - away from Europe in favour of the United States - over the course of the first and second world wars and beyond. These men had been born into a political world dominated by Europe. When their ...
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A Peace to End All Peace: Creating the Modern Middle East, 1914-1922
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Attempts to explain the influence on the Middle East of the imperial powers after the end of World War I. This book describes the British objection to Pan-Arabism and shows how this led to the creation of artificial and small states which later became oil-rich.
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Cradle & Crucible: History and Faith in the Middle East
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David Fromkin, Zahi A Hawass, Milton Viorst
These essays and photographs convey the major events and issues of the Middle East, while acknowledging the shared experiences and differing perspectives of its inhabitants.
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Kosovo Crossing: The Reality of American Intervention in the Balkans
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This overview of the history of the Balkans ties it to both America's foreign policy since World War I and the legacy of nationalism in Europe since that time. Fromkin assesses the opportunities and challenges for America and NATO in the assertion of power and the search for peace. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999.
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Cradle and Crucible: History and Faith in the Middle East
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National Geographic Society, Daniel Schorr, David Fromkin (Contributions by)
These essays and photographs convey the major events and issues of the Middle East, while acknowledging the shared experiences and differing perspectives of its inhabitants.
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The Independence of Nations
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In the time of the Americans
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Five of the most influential Americans of our century were born within a few years of each other in the 1880s. F.D.R., Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, and MacArthur were peers who would change the face of the world. David Fromkin tells the story of these men and their time.
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Europe's Last Summer: Why the World Went to War in 1914
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The Great War not only destroyed the lives of over 20 million soldiers and civilians and wounded 21 million more, it also ushered in a century of huge political and social upheaval, led directly to the Second World War and altered for ever the mechanisms of government from the most distant post of Empire (of whatever nationality) to the core of ...
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The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh: The Secret Partners
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David Fromkin, Paul Boehmer (Read by)
In The King and the Cowboy, renowned historian David Fromkin reveals how two unlikely world leaders - Edward the Seventh of England and Theodore Roosevelt - recast themselves as respected political players and established a friendship that would shape the course of the twentieth century in ways never anticipated.
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The question of government; an inquiry into the breakdown of modern political systems.
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The Quest for Social Justice II: The Morris Fromkin Memorial Lectures, 1981-1990
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Alan D. Corre (Editor), David Fromkin
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Europe's Last Summer: Why the World Went to War in 1914
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The Great War not only destroyed the lives of over twenty million soldiers and civilians, it also ushered in a century of huge political and social upheaval, led directly to the Second World War and altered for ever the mechanisms of governments. And yet its causes, both long term and immediate, have continued to be shrouded in mystery. In "Europe ...
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