About this title: 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, Israel. Fromkin deals with the many conflicting claims in the region, and confronts the real problem of how the countries in the Middle East can can come to terms with their historical legacy.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Quill
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780380713004ISBN:0380713004
Description: Acceptable. Former Library Book and/or book has writing/highlighting * If you can deal with the writing/markings, this is a great deal! * read more
Description: Very Good. 0380713004 Book has minor shelf wear. Book is clean and binding is tight. Fountain Street Books sends out orders Same day or Next day. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Avon Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780380713004ISBN:0380713004
Description: Good ++ No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed. Binding is tight. 635pp. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Avon
Date Published: 1990-12
ISBN-13:9780380713004ISBN:0380713004
Description: Very Good. Clean covers with clean and tight pages, with no marks, volume is square: overall a very presentable copy. Sharp corners. Tight Spine. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, NY, NY
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780805068849ISBN:0805068848
Description: VG. Some minor highlighting, used stickers on spine. : Covers the fall of the Ottoman Empire & the creation of the modern middle east. read more
Description: Good. 0380713004 23957 PB: spine creased, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m ai l. wt2lbpf. read more
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780380713004ISBN:0380713004
Description: Good. Good to very good. Bumped corners, spine crease, previous owner inscription, lightly age toned, a nice solid unmarked copy. read more
"Essential reading for how the western world shaped middle eastern history for the 20th century to present. Well written. Told without any agenda. Excellent!!"
"A Peace to End All Peace covers the events leading up to what Fromkin calls the "Settlement of 1922," when the political boundaries and institutions that were to predominate in the Middle East for most of the next century took shape. The book details the many factors involved, such as the rise of Zionism, the exaggerated sense of importance to the war effort of both Jews and Arabs that predominated in Europe, and the personal ambitions of the many actors on the stage, from Winston Churchill to Sherif Hussein, that led to these fateful outcomes.
Fromkin argues in this book that the modern Middle East was created in large part by the actions of a few European countries during the crucial years of 1914 to 1922.
The main text of A Peace to End All Peace is over 500 pages long, dealing in painstaking detail with the events that led up to the treaties that ended the First World War. It is in some senses a work of journalism, offering a sort of objective play-by-play of events without a great deal of analysis. The narrative is very well-written, engaging and easy to follow. It is accessible, not assuming a great deal of familiarity of the subject material (the maps at the beginning of the book are invaluable), and logically organized, following events chronologically within a larger thematic structure. Particularly helpful is the way Fromkin will parenthetically re-introduce a person that we have met earlier, rather than expecting the reader to remember the dozens of characters that weave in and out of the narrative. The characters are given depth and motivation, without erring into presumptive amateur psychoanalysis or pseudo-historical "reconstructed" dialog."
"A VERY detailed examination of the Middle Eastern theater before, during and after WWI. Fromkin looks at the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the characters and processes that drew up the boundaries of what essentially became the current day Middle East up to the "settlement of 1922." For anyone looks for a non-biased, historical look into the complexities of the Middle East situation, this is a fantastic (though extremely dense) book. The final chapter really brings it home as Fromkin poses the question as to whether the boundaries drawn up during this period and the European style of government put in place are appropriate to the region. And, he does this without hitting you over the head with current problems, he simply lays out the events and then poses this question. Another interesting side story through the book is what essentially is the fall of the British Empire due to a variety of reasons including it's entanglement in the Middle East and its inability to understand the complexities of the situation."
"Very informative, yet a little difficult to follow the geography and also all the players, particularly on the British side. The book would've greatly benefited from more maps besides those lousy ones at the beginning of the book."
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