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The Poisoned Well: Empire and Its Legacy in the Middle East

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The conflicts and crises of these days’s Middle East are rooted within the colonial era. To better bear in mind them, we want to acknowledge how Western imperialism negatively shaped the region and its destiny within the half-century between World War I and the happenings of the Cold War. That may be the challenging argument of The Poisoned Well, which provides a vivid account of the struggle against European colonial rule in ten states stretching from North Africa to south Arabia.

Drawing on a wealthy cast of eye-witnesses – ranging from nationalists and colonial administrators to soldiers, spies, and courtesans – The Poisoned Well brings to life the story of the making of the Middle East, highlighting the great dramas of decolonization such as the end of the Palestine mandate, the Suez crisis, the Algerian war of independence, and the retreat from Aden. It argues that imperialism sowed the seeds of future conflict – and poisoned relations between the Middle East and the West.

Bolstered by firsthand accounts and interviews, readers will discover a wise and humanistic account of the struggle for independence within the Middle East. Written by a former BBC journalist, this is a far-ranging, landmark work if you want to serve as the definitive history of Western imperialism within the Middle East for future years.

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