Author:Eugene Rogan
THE THIRD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, REVISED AND UPDATED
'A rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab world...outstanding, gripping and exuberant...full of flamboyant character sketches, witty asides and magisterial scholarship, that explains much of what we need to know about the world today' Simon Sebag Montefiore
'Anyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic world bears a grudge against the West should read The Arabs' Sir Alaistair Horne
Starting with the Ottoman conquests in the sixteenth century, this landmark book follows the story of the Arabs through the era of European imperialism and the Superpower rivalries of the Cold War, to the present age of unipolar American power. Drawing on the writings and eyewitness accounts of those who lived through the tumultuous years of Arab history, The Arabs balances different voices - politicians, intellectuals, students, men and women, poets and novelists, famous, infamous and the completely unknown - to give a rich, complex sense of life over nearly five centuries.
Rogan's book is remarkable for its geographical sweep, covering the Arab world from North Africa through the Arabian Peninsula, and for the depth in which it explores every facet of modern Arab history. Charting the evolution of Arab identity from Ottomanism to Arabism to Islamism, it covers themes including the conflict between national independence and foreign domination, the Arab-Israeli struggle and the peace process, Abdel Nasser and the rise of Arab Nationalism, the political and economic power of oil and the conflict between secular and Islamic values.
This multilayered, fascinating and definitive work is the essential guide to understanding the history of the modern Arab world - and its future.
It is a fascinating [story], and exceedingly well told.
—— Economistengrossing and capacious... compulsively readable
—— Robert Irwin , GuardianRogan gives a lucid account of political developments throughout the Arab lands... One of the special features of this book is that it draws on Arab writings (by memoirists, journalists and others) to give an idea of how the Arabs have experienced their own history
—— Noel Malcolm , Sunday TelegraphAnyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic world bears a grudge against the West should read The Arabs. Few scholars know their subject better than Eugene Rogan, while even fewer are capable of rendering so complex a subject so engagingly readable. It is a joy to open, and a deprivation to put down.
—— Sir Alistair Horne, author of A Savage War of PeaceA rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab world...outstanding, gripping and exuberant...full of flamboyant character sketches, witty asides and magisterial scholarship, that explains much of what we need to know about the world today
—— Simon Sebag Montefiore , Financial TimesWith eloquence, verve, and understanding, Eugene Rogan rightly reminds us that the world, and the Arabs themselves, need to remember the past. If we are to build a better relationship between the Arab world and the West, if we are to avoid making the same mistakes again and again, we need to know Arab history from its many high points to its low ones. I can think of no better guide on this crucially important journey than The Arabs.
—— Margaret Macmillan, author of Paris 1919 and Nixon and MaoThe masterly management of the material goes along with plain English, free of academic jargon.
—— Hooky Walker , Asian AffairsTimothy Snyder… offers unexpected insights into the seemingly familiar events of the past decade
—— Anne Applebaum , BBC History Magazine, **Books of the Year**Timothy Snyder is one of the world’s top historians… [The Road to Unfreedom is a] bracing analysis
—— William Leith , Evening StandardIf there’s one book to help explain the bloody mess we find ourselves in…this is it… [Snyder] is a refreshing voice… [and] every chapter is rich with apercu… Every sentence smacks of careful thought, engaged concern, and urgency
—— David Everatt , ConversationWell researched and recounted with excellent humour, Forsyth's alcohol-ridden tale is sure to reduce anyone to a stupor of amazement.
—— William Hartson , Daily ExpressThis charming book proved so engrossing that while reading it I accidentally drank two bottles of wine without realising.
—— Rob Temple, author of Very British ProblemsEverything we ever thought about Christmas is wrong! Great stuff
—— Matthew Parris on 'A Christmas Cornucopia'Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully
—— David Marsh, on 'The Elements of Eloquence' , GuardianThis year's must-have stocking filler ... the essential addition to the library in the smallest room is Mark Forsyth's The Etymologicon
—— Ian Sansom , GuardianMark imparts knowledge about Christmas traditions from the essential to the (very) abstruse in wry and sardonic style. An effortless and enjoyable way to learn more about this fulcrum of our calendar
—— Paul Smiddy, Former Head of pan-European retail research, HSBC, on 'A Christmas Cornucopia'With his casual elegance and melodious voice, Mark Forsyth has an anachronistic charm totally at odds with the 21st century
—— Sunday Times South Africa on'The Horologicon'[The Etymologicon is] a perfect bit of stocking filler for the bookish member of the family, or just a cracking all-year-round-read. Highly recommended
—— The SpectatorA treat for the connoisseur who enjoys a robust anecdote from the past with his drink
—— Sumit Chakrabarti , The Telegraph, IndiaAs good as promised - could have been thrice as long
—— Ben Schott, on 'The Elements of Eloquence'Witty and revelatory. Blooming brilliant
—— Raymond Briggs on 'A Christmas Cornucopia'
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