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Kingmakers : The Invention of the Modern Middle East - Karl E. Meyer

Kingmakers

The Invention of the Modern Middle East

By: Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac

Paperback | 1 October 2009 | Edition Number 1

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A rattling tale, in parts, of how the modern Middle East emerged from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. The authors, who have previously written excellent narrative histories of the race for empire in Asia, focus on twelve characters, mostly English and mostly male, but leavened with three Americans and two women. Everyone has heard of T. E. Lawrence, of course, but the other selections are subtler and less celebrated: Kermit Roosevelt; Glubb Pasha; Edmund Ironside (who established the Pahlevi dynasty in Iran); Harry St. John Philby (father of Kim); Gertrude Bell; and Flora Shaw, intimate friend of Cecil Rhodes and Colonial Editor of the Times, to name a few. Fascinating, important history told through the careers of players who had enormous influence behind the scenes.

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"The story resonates with excitement ... a first-class, always engrossing account of events... A most necessary and rewarding book, and a primer on what not to do in the Middle East." -- ForeWord "Beautifully written and researched." -- Washington Post

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