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Praise for From the First World War to the Arab Spring: What's Really Going On in the Middle East?

"The significance of this book lies in its contextualization of the Arab Spring uprisings and the legacies of the First World War, as well as in its analysis of how these large-scale ruptures have shaken the modern Middle Eastern state system to its foundation."

--Fawaz A. Gerges, Emirates Chair of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and

author of Contentious Politics in the Middle East

"M. E. McMillan successfully throws light on why the disasters that engulf the Middle East grow worse by the day. She does this in a series of brief, stimulating essays that challenge the reader to think hard about the topics she discusses. She clearly cares deeply about the area's problems, and those reading the book will be enlightened and will finish up sharing her cares. Well worth a close read!"

--Alan Jones, Emeritus Professor of Classical Arabic, University of Oxford, UK

"Sweeping in scope and meticulous in coverage, From the First World War to the Arab Spring: What's Really Going On in the Middle East? is essential reading for anyone seeking an in-depth understanding of the historical evolution of the modern Middle East. Wonderfully written, M. E. McMillan captures the full magnitude of the social, political, and economic forces that have transformed the Arab world and redefined its position within the global order. McMillan has produced a work of exceptional lucidity that scholars, students, and policymakers alike will consult for years to come."

--Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow of the Middle East, Baker Institute at Rice University, USA, and author of The Gulf States in International Political Economy

"M. E. McMillan's timely book From the First World War to the Arab Spring: What's Really Going On in the Middle East? judiciously puts the current creative crisis in the region in a necessary historical context, pulling us back to the inaugural year of 1914 when the continued legacy of European imperialism was yielding to the rising global American power and the transition framing the eventual formation of postcolonial nation-states that seem to be crumbling right in front of our eyes today. More critical and informed studies like McMillan's are much needed if the cascade of the daily news is not to dull the edge of our critical thinking ahead in an increasingly tumultuous and yet ultimately liberating historical moment."

--Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature, Columbia University,

USA, and author of Being a Muslim in the World

"To begin understanding why the Middle East is falling apart today, read M. E. McMillan's beautifully written and admirably succinct book From the First World War to the Arab Spring: What's Really Going On in the Middle East? She unravels with verve the clash of empires that preceded the violent dismantling of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. But most importantly, she analyzes with clarity the contradictory principles and conflicting interests that were embedded in the new Middle East. Not only were borders drawn haphazardly at war's end, but also the Great Powers insisted that Middle Eastern peoples take on new identities. Enlightenment concepts such as nationalism, constitutionalism, and separation of church and state were imposed at the point of a gun. Today, that order is in shambles, despite--or perhaps because of--multiple interventions. McMillan is a wonderful guide. I will be assigning it to my students."

--Joshua Landis, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Associate Professor at the College of International Relations, University of Oklahoma, USA

"A lively and engaging book that sheds great clarity on a century of Middle Eastern conflict."

--Eugene Rogan, Associate Professor of the Modern History of the Middle East and Director of the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK, and author of The Arabs: A History and The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East

Middle East Today

Seriese ditors: Fawaz A. Gerges Professor of International Relations Emirates Chair of the Modern Middle East Department of International Relations London School of Economics

Nader Hashemi Director, Center for Middle East Studies Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Denver

The Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, and the US invasion and occupation of Iraq have dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of the contemporary Middle East. The Arab Spring uprisings have complicated this picture. This series puts forward a critical body of first-rate scholarship that reflects the current political and social realities of the region, focusing on original research about contentious politics and social movements; political institutions; the role played by nongovernmental organizations such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Muslim Brotherhood; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Other themes of interest include Iran and Turkey as emerging preeminent powers in the region, the former an "Islamic Republic" and the latter an emerging democracy currently governed by a party with Islamic roots; the Gulf monarchies, their petrol economies and regional ambitions; potential problems of nuclear proliferation in the region; and the challenges confronting the United States, Europe, and the United Nations in the greater Middle East. The focus of the series is on general topics such as social turmoil, war and revolution, international relations, occupation, radicalism, democracy, human rights, and Islam as a political force in the context of the modern Middle East.

Ali Shari'ati and the Shaping of Political Islam in Iran Kingshuk Chatterjee

Religion and the State in Turkish Universities: The Headscarf Ban Fatma Nevra Seggie

Turkish Foreign Policy: Islam, Nationalism, and Globalization Hasan K?sebalaban

Nonviolent Resistance in the Second Intifada: Activism and Advocacy Edited by Maia Carter Hallward and Julie M. Norman

The Constitutional System of Turkey: 1876 to the Present Ergun ?zbudun

Islam, the State, and Political Authority: Medieval Issues and Modern Concerns Edited by Asma Afsaruddin

Bahrain from the Twentieth Century to the Arab Spring Miriam Joyce

Palestinian Activism in Israel: A Bedouin Woman Leader in a Changing Middle East Henriette Dahan-Kalev and Emilie Le Febvre with Amal El'Sana-Alh'jooj

Egypt Awakening in the Early Twentieth Century: Mayy Ziyadah's Intellectual Circles Boutheina Khaldi

The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan Tariq Moraiwed Tell

Palestinians in the Israeli Labor Market: A Multi-disciplinary Approach Edited by Nabil Khattab and Sami Miaari

State, Religion, and Revolution in Iran, 1796 to the Present Behrooz Moazami

Political Islam in the Age of Democratization Kamran Bokhari and Farid Senzai

The Role of Ideology in Syrian-US Relations: Conflict and Cooperation J. K. Gani

"Dual Containment" Policy in the Persian Gulf: The USA, Iran, and Iraq, 1991?2000 Alex Edwards

Hezbollah, Islamist Politics, and International Society Filippo Dionigi

Sold Out? US Foreign Policy, Iraq, the Kurds, and the Cold War Bryan R. Gibson

Jimmy Carter and the Middle East: The Politics of Presidential Diplomacy Daniel Strieff

Contentious Politics in the Middle East: Popular Resistance and Marginalized Activism beyond the Arab Uprisings Edited by Fawaz A. Gerges

From the First World War to the Arab Spring: What's Really Going On in the Middle East? M. E. McMillan

From the First World War to the Arab Spring

What's Really Going On in the Middle East?

M. E. McMillan

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