9) A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East by James Barr it’s very easy to say that the problems plaguing the Middle East are driven by turf wars from rival tribes and of course differing ideologies. The reasons behind it are much more complicated, post WWI policy and lingering desire to hold on to the ideas of colonialism post WWII have all contributed to the issues today further reinforcing the notion that a line in the sand does not make a nation. Not something that most people read, but if you like history and are interested in geopolitics this is a good read.
10) In Xanadu: A Quest by William Dalrymple at age 22 while still a student at Cambridge the author embarked on a journey across the Middle East into Central Asia to end up at Kublai Khan’s summer palace of Xanadu in Mongolia (or rather Inner Mongolia which is technically part of China) following in the footsteps of Venetian Marco Polo. Quirky and interesting
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