{"title":"Mustafa Aksakal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMustafa Aksakal\u003c\/strong\u003e specialises in illuminating the complexities of modern history with a particular focus on the Middle East. His works delve into the intricacies of conflict and diplomacy, exploring how war and politics have shaped the region's current landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect meticulously researched narratives that combine historical depth with thoughtful analysis. \u003cem\u003eThe War That Made the Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies his ability to unravel the profound consequences of global warfare on regional dynamics, making his books essential for enthusiasts of history and military affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-war-that-made-the-middle-east-by-mustafa-aksakal-9780691262499","title":"The War That Made the Middle East","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new history that tells the story of how European imperial ambitions destroyed the Ottoman Empire during the Great War and created a divided and unstable Middle East.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ottoman Empire's collapse at the end of the First World War is often treated as a foregone conclusion. It was only a matter of time, the story goes, before the so-called Sick Man of Europe succumbed to its ailments—incompetent management, nationalism, and ethnic and religious conflict. In \u003cem\u003eThe War That Made the Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e, Mustafa Aksakal overturns this conventional narrative. He describes how European imperial ambitions and the Ottoman commitment to saving its empire at any cost—including the destruction of the Armenian community and the deaths of more than a million Ottoman troops and other civilians—led to the empire's violent partition and created a politically unstable Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe War That Made the Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e shows that, until 1914, the Ottoman Empire was a viable multiethnic, multireligious state, and that relations between the Arabs, Jews, Muslims, and Christians of Palestine were relatively stable. When war broke out, the Ottoman government sought an alliance with the Entente but was rejected because of British and French designs on the Eastern Mediterranean. After the Ottomans entered the fight on the side of Germany and were defeated, Britain and France seized Ottoman lands, and new national elites in former Ottoman territories claimed their own states. The region was renamed 'the Middle East', erasing a robust and modernising 600-year-old empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping narrative of war, great power politics, and ordinary people caught up in the devastation, \u003cem\u003eThe War That Made the Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e offers new insights about the Great War and its profound and lasting consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559058063596,"sku":"9780691262499","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691262499-the-war-that-made-the-middle-east.jpg?v=1776929051"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mustafa-aksakal.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}