49) Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter provides great insight into the Middle East peace process and it’s complexities. The choice of the word ‘apartheid’ in the title is an interesting choice given the ugly history behind it, but reading this I found quite appropriate.
50) Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man The Great Wall was built as a means of keeping these nomadic tribes from China (although what is now known as the Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty some 1400 years after Emperor Qin united the smaller kingdoms under one emperor). Man pieces together an interesting look into the origins and history of these tribes, but I found it rather tedious especially compared to his other books.
51) Blood and Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern South East Asia by Michael Vatikiotis this started out promising especially since as an Australian this region is of particular strategic importance and as someone from Taiwan China’s increasing influence is also of concern. Though timely and relevant, this book ended up being rather disappointing with sloppy presentation.
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