"First published in Penguin Book 2016." "Copyright à 2016 by Myriad Editions Limited."

Machine generated contents note: The Middle East and the world -- Glossary & note on transliteration -- pt. One The Making of the Middle East -- The Ottoman Empire -- Decline and legacy -- European Colonialism -- Colonial impact -- The New Middle East After World War I -- A new regional order -- Decolonization And Arab Nationalism -- Independence and unity -- The pan-Arab dream -- The Formation Of The State Of Israel -- Zionism and antisemitism -- Flight and exile -- Oil -- The oil market -- The Us Presence -- Angles of influence -- pt. Two The Region on the Cusp of Change -- Politics And Rights -- Faith -- Ethnicity -- Population And Urbanization -- Wealth And Inequality -- Gender Relations -- Water -- Refugees -- Wars -- pt. Three Arenas of Conflict -- Israel And Palestine -- Land vs Peace -- Uprising -- The occupied territories -- Force and peace -- Lebanon -- Peace and occupation -- Algeria -- Struggling out of war -- The Kurds -- The fight for freedom -- Iran --