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Chronicles the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. This book examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to the war in Iraq.

A general history that will give newspaper readers an alternative account of the major political events in the modern Middle East.

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Jeremy Salt teaches in the Department of Political Science at Bilkent University in Ankara and is author of Imperialism, Evangelism, and the Ottoman Armenians, 1878-1896.

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"Devastating in its portrayal of the depths to which the West (France, Britain, and the US especially) sank in conquering the Middle East. Starting off with Huntington's quote about 'Islam's bloody borders,' Salt argues that it was the West that made these borders bloody, though in the process it had no trouble finding native accomplices who helped, wittingly or not."Mehran Kamrava, author of The Modern Middle East

"This will be of much use to general readers who are ill-served by the preponderance of books in the marketplace that explain political events by recourse to stereotypical representations of 'Arabs' and 'Islam,' while neglecting important historical events that define current political and social reality in the region. None of the general history books on the Middle East offer comparable comprehensive details."Joseph A. Massad, author of Desiring Arabs

"This excellent book is comprehensive in scope, scholarly and yet highly readable. Focusing on the damaging role of western policy in the Middle East, well exemplified in the current debacle in Iraq. It will be essential reading for students and historians of the region."Ghada Karmi, author of Married to Another Man: Israel's Dilemma in Palestine

"Salt makes it abundantly clear that when it comes to the Middle East, 'the West' talks idealistically and acts brutally. This excellent book should be required reading for future American policymakers thinking about invading another Arab or Islamic country."John J. Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago

Inhalt
Introduction

PART I. WHY DO THEY HATE US?

1. Civilization and Its Contradictions

2. Science and Barbarism

   PART II: SACRED TRUSTS

3. Ottoman Breakdown
4. Exit the Sharif
5. Small Wars in Iraq
6. Double Colonialism in Palestine

7. Civil War along the Potomac

   PART III. THE AMERICAN ASCENDANCY

8. The Tripartite Aggression
9. My Enemy's Special Friend
   10: LBJ's Other War

10. Disabling Lebanon

    PART IV. THE BUSH WARS
    12 . Into the Gulf

11. George the Son

12. The Long Campaign

    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index