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I‘d watched the multi-part Al Jazeera ‘al nakba‘ and was so impressed by an interviewee speaking fluent Arabic that I looked him up and bought his book. It is a wonderful work spanning the Ottoman occupations (1500‘s) to the mid 00‘s, utilising a vast amount of Arabic material rather than a usual western-heavy approach. Learned so much. If you‘re interested in the region and it‘s events, relevant to us all in many ways - please check this one out.

Engaging and enlightening. It gave me an appreciation of the historical depth of Arab struggle for independence, stretching back to attempts to free themselves from Ottoman rule in the 18th century. It also gave me an appreciation of the rich tradition of Arab political thought. If you long for a deeper understanding of Arab aspirations and the roots of the current crisis, I highly recommend this book.