The great betrayal : the struggle for freedom and democracy in the Middle East /

"A history of the political instability in the Middle East, driven largely by great power conflict, and predictions for the future of the region. The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 divided the Middle East into states with unnatural boundaries, drawn by colonial powers with short-term interests a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Middle East > Politics and government > 20th century. Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century. Middle East > History > 20th century. Middle East > History > 21st century. Middle East > Social conditions > 20th century. Middle East > Social conditions > 21st century. Moyen-Orient > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle. Moyen-Orient > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle. Moyen-Orient > Histoire > 20e siècle. POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern. HISTORY / Middle East / General.

Table of Contents:

The Original Sin : the Formation of the Arab State System
The Great Betrayal : What Was Promised and What Was Delivered
Rhetoric versus Reality : the Contradictions of the Colonial State
Life after Independence : the Search for a Foundational Myth
The Collapse of the Foundational Myth : Where It All Went Wrong
From Colonialism to the Cold War : the Subversion of the Postcolonial State from the Outside
The Winter of Discontent : the Pauperization of the Arab People
How and Why Did the Middle East Fail to Achieve its Potential?
The Nation versus the Ummah
The Subversion of the Nation from Within and Without
The Arab Spring Crushed
The End of Empire or Is History About to Repeat Itself?
Conclusion. Reimagining the Middle East.