Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook460 pages8 hours
Untangling the Middle East: A Guide to the Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Chaotic Region
By Ori Z Soltes
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
A “fair, clear-eyed” breakdown of the history, the culture, and the politics that define today’s Middle East (Geoffrey Wawro).
The Middle East is rich with culture and complexity. To many, it is the epicenter of political and religious conflict—a hotbed of unrest. Untangling the Middle East is a layman’s guide to the history and challenges plaguing the region. Ori Z. Soltes breaks down the major interests and actors—from Israel to ISIS—and pieces together a narrative of the evolution of violence in the territory.
Whether discussing the history of the Semitic peoples or the birth of Islam, Soltes brings insight and much needed context to the people, places, and issues that make up the inheritance of today’s Middle East. With an historian’s appreciation for detail and a teacher’s knack for fashioning coherence out of intricate material, this book is a go-to resource for understanding the area and a bulwark against the disinformation often found on cable television or in campaign speeches. The Middle East may be messy, but it need not be a mystery.
The Middle East is rich with culture and complexity. To many, it is the epicenter of political and religious conflict—a hotbed of unrest. Untangling the Middle East is a layman’s guide to the history and challenges plaguing the region. Ori Z. Soltes breaks down the major interests and actors—from Israel to ISIS—and pieces together a narrative of the evolution of violence in the territory.
Whether discussing the history of the Semitic peoples or the birth of Islam, Soltes brings insight and much needed context to the people, places, and issues that make up the inheritance of today’s Middle East. With an historian’s appreciation for detail and a teacher’s knack for fashioning coherence out of intricate material, this book is a go-to resource for understanding the area and a bulwark against the disinformation often found on cable television or in campaign speeches. The Middle East may be messy, but it need not be a mystery.
Unavailable
Author
Ori Z Soltes
Ori Z Soltes teaches at Georgetown University across a range of disciplines, from art history and theology to philosophy and political history. He is the former Director of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum.
Read more from Ori Z Soltes
Untangling the Middle East: A Guide to the Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Chaotic Region The Ashen Rainbow: Essays on the Arts and the Holocaust Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGod and the Goalposts: A Brief History of Sports, Religion, Politics, War and Art Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Untangling the Middle East
Related ebooks
Straight Talk to Unstraight World of Somalia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFuture of the Middle East - United Pan-Arab States: Divided by Imperialism, United by Destiny Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tender Soldier: A True Story of War and Sacrifice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmpire’s Labor: The Global Army That Supports U.S. Wars Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSea of Troubles: The European Conquest of the Islamic Mediterranean and the Origins of the First World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDoomed to Repeat?: Terrorism and the Lessons of History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmpire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gender and Colonialism: A History of Kaoko in north-western Namibia 1870s�1950s Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lost Fleet: The Discovery of a Sunken Armada from the Golden Age of Piracy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsArchive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMaking and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBarbarism to Decadence: Nigeria and Foreign Complicity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor Whom the Dogs Spy: Haiti: From the Duvalier Dictatorships to the Earthquake, Four Presidents, and Beyond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFire In the East: The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5sources of contemporary genocide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Future of Tokelau: Decolonising Agendas, 1975-2006 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn Eliot's First Indian Teacher and Interpreter Cockenoe-de-Long Island and The Story of His Career from the Early Records Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThis Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5United Nations: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBurundi’S Negative Peace: The Shadow of a Broken Continent in the Era of Nepad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlue Dust Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNazi Prisons in the British Isles: Political Prisoners during the German Occupation of Jersey and Guernsey, 1940–1945 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBrexit: What the Hell Happens Now?: Your Quick Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Half Open Half Closed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Flames in the Sahel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Value of the Maori Language: Te Hua o te Reo Maori Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spiritual Imperative: Sex, Age, and Caste Move the Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Social Science For You
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Men Explain Things to Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row (Oprah's Book Club Selection) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All About Love: New Visions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A People's History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Denial of Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Close Encounters with Addiction Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Human Condition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Talk: Pharaohs at War (The New Kingdom) 0% found this document usefulGarrett M. Graff, "Watergate: A New History" (Simon and Schuster, 2022): An interview with Garrett M. Graff 0% found this document usefulIntricacies of a Phrase: 'From the River to the Sea' in Current Contexts: The Power of Words 0% found this document usefulUFOs in the Mainstream: Discussing Ross Coulthart’s New Book, In Plain Sight 0% found this document usefulBONUS ISRAEL SERIES Why is the Whole World Against Us? FULL LECTURE 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Trump's Speech on Islam, Annotated The AtlanticArticle
Trump's Speech on Islam, Annotated
May 21, 2017
18 min readBrazilian Lawyer After Murders In The Amazon: ‘We Need The State To Maintain A Presence In The Region’ Global VoicesArticle
Brazilian Lawyer After Murders In The Amazon: ‘We Need The State To Maintain A Presence In The Region’
Aug 3, 2022
7 min read‘Giving Back Is A Universal Form Of Faith.’ Can Tunisia Revive Unused Trusts? The Christian Science MonitorArticle
‘Giving Back Is A Universal Form Of Faith.’ Can Tunisia Revive Unused Trusts?
Apr 7, 2022
4 min readTom Paine’s Bones New InternationalistArticle
Tom Paine’s Bones
Aug 14, 2022
4 min readThe Transgender Scientist Who Changed How We See the Brain The AtlanticArticle
The Transgender Scientist Who Changed How We See the Brain
Jan 2, 2018
5 min readMINA MAGERMAN A Khoisan Woman Far From Home TracesArticle
MINA MAGERMAN A Khoisan Woman Far From Home
Sep 10, 2019
4 min readWhen America Helped Assassinate an African Leader The AtlanticArticle
When America Helped Assassinate an African Leader
Oct 23, 2023
8 min readThe Bittersweet Story Of South African Sugar Sunday IndependentArticle
The Bittersweet Story Of South African Sugar
Nov 15, 2020
5 min readWorlds Apart New InternationalistArticle
Worlds Apart
Feb 25, 2019
11 min readChanging Times A Question For The West: Who Is An Enemy, And Who Is A Friend? Guardian WeeklyArticle
Changing Times A Question For The West: Who Is An Enemy, And Who Is A Friend?
Sep 3, 2021
3 min readThe Pride Flag Has a Representation Problem The AtlanticArticle
The Pride Flag Has a Representation Problem
Jun 23, 2021
4 min readMiscellaneous The OldieArticle
Miscellaneous
Sep 21, 2022
11 min read'If It Weren't So Sinister, We'd Laugh': Probe Of China Researcher Raises Fears In New Zealand This Week in AsiaArticle
'If It Weren't So Sinister, We'd Laugh': Probe Of China Researcher Raises Fears In New Zealand
Oct 21, 2020
4 min readThe Secret Spies Keeping Baghdad Safe Guernica MagazineArticle
The Secret Spies Keeping Baghdad Safe
Apr 14, 2021
8 min readCaudillos Of Latin America History of WarArticle
Caudillos Of Latin America
Jun 13, 2019
4 min read'A Bold and Dangerous Family' Ably Chronicles One Italian Family's Battle Against Mussolini The Christian Science MonitorArticle
'A Bold and Dangerous Family' Ably Chronicles One Italian Family's Battle Against Mussolini
Oct 5, 2017
Moorehead, who grew up in Italy and speaks Italian, portrays the trials and intrigues of the Rosselli clan in intimate detail.
3 min readMonica Sok on Writing the Cambodian Story Beyond Trauma Literary HubArticle
Monica Sok on Writing the Cambodian Story Beyond Trauma
Apr 30, 2020
11 min readHow Labour Lost the Culture War The AtlanticArticle
How Labour Lost the Culture War
Dec 13, 2019
4 min readThe Road To Partition BBC History MagazineArticle
The Road To Partition
Oct 28, 2021
9 min readLorde: ‘I Think I Was Always Going To Be A Weird Artist’ Evening StandardArticle
Lorde: ‘I Think I Was Always Going To Be A Weird Artist’
Jan 19, 2022
8 min readScience Deniers, Pro-oil And Anti-fact: Meet The Cabal Of Climate Crisis Deniers At The Heart Of The RNC The IndependentArticle
Science Deniers, Pro-oil And Anti-fact: Meet The Cabal Of Climate Crisis Deniers At The Heart Of The RNC
Aug 26, 2020
7 min readThe Life And Legacy Of Ismail Mahomed Sunday TribuneArticle
The Life And Legacy Of Ismail Mahomed
Dec 6, 2020
4 min readScalp Hunter Wild WestArticle
Scalp Hunter
Jul 24, 2018
13 min readIn Malaysia And Tunisia Alike, Young Democracies Are Being Destabilised By Dysfunctional Leadership This Week in AsiaArticle
In Malaysia And Tunisia Alike, Young Democracies Are Being Destabilised By Dysfunctional Leadership
Aug 1, 2021
5 min readThe Unlearned Lesson of My Lai The AtlanticArticle
The Unlearned Lesson of My Lai
Mar 16, 2018
4 min readSpotlight Raja Shehadeh New InternationalistArticle
Spotlight Raja Shehadeh
Aug 21, 2019
3 min readHow Do Intractable Conflicts Come To An End? BBC History MagazineArticle
How Do Intractable Conflicts Come To An End?
Nov 23, 2023
6 min readLetters BBC History MagazineArticle
Letters
Dec 27, 2019
I enjoyed Michael Wood’s article about Anglo-Saxon studies in your December issue (Comment). Apart from anything else it contained probably the most intriguing and thought-provoking aside I think I have ever read. In parenthesis Mr Wood commented: “(
4 min read“History Has, Until Very Recently, Focused Heavily On Western Europe” BBC History MagazineArticle
“History Has, Until Very Recently, Focused Heavily On Western Europe”
Jul 9, 2020
10 min readContext Philately: An Introduction Stamp CollectorArticle
Context Philately: An Introduction
Nov 10, 2023
5 min read
Reviews for Untangling the Middle East
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews