War and Peace in the Middle East(English, Paperback, Shlaim Avi)

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War and Peace in the Middle East(English, Paperback, Shlaim Avi) is written by Shlaim Avi and published by Penguin Books Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0140245642 (ISBN 10) and 9780140245646 (ISBN 13).

Focusing on the last half-century, this text illuminates the four phases of external involvement - Ottoman, European, superpower, and American - that have moulded the political evolution of the Middle East. It assesses the past roles of Britain, France and the former Soviet Union, clarifies how power and influence have shifted in the aftermath of the Cold War, and appraises both the recurrent myopia of the US and the country's essential function as a mediator.