Jeremy Bowen, BBC International Editor, has been covering the Middle East since 1989 and is uniquely placed to explain its complex past and turbulent present. In his book, “The Making of the Modern Middle East,” he provides an interesting and valuable guide to how this East came to be and what the future may hold for it.Bowen, in part, features his popular podcast, Our Man in the Middle East, and takes us on a journey through the Middle East and its history. He meets ordinary men and women on the front line, and their leaders, both cruel and peaceful. It explores the power struggles that have long wreaked havoc on civilian populations, as these leaders, whatever their motives, vie for political, religious, and economic control.Bowen's book clearly shows his deep understanding of the political, cultural, and religious differences between countries as disparate as Erdogan's Turkey, Netanyahu's Israel, and Palestine, whether Gaza is under the control of Hamas or the West Bank. His long experience covering events in the region makes this book a powerful account of one of the world's greatest problems.
The Making of the Modern Middle East: a fascinating personal account of the region’s complex history, politics, and power games
نشأة الشرق الأوسط الحديث: سرد شخصي شيق لتاريخ المنطقة المعقد وسياساتها وصراعاتها على السلطة
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Bibliographic Data
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | PicadorWebsite |
| Country | بريطانيا |
| Primary Category | Ideas and Policies |
| Also In | |
| Published | 2026 |
| Language | English (EN) |
| Pages | 416 pages |
| Edition | The first |
| ISBN | 9781035083992 |
| Translation | Not Translated |
About Jeremy Bowen
Jeremy Bowen is the BBC's international editor. He began his work as a BBC Middle East correspondent in 1990. He worked in Jerusalem from 1995 to 2000, and served as BBC Middle East Editor from 2005 to 2022. He covered events from more than ninety countries and more than twenty wars. These wars include all wars in the Middle East since 1990, as well as the wars in Afghanistan, Chechnya, El Salvador, Somalia, Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and Ukraine. His books include: “Six Days” and “StoriesWar” and “Arab”...
