What period are you interested in?
Frankly, I'm more interested in a relatively engaging read, than a particular period. Although I was thinking late 19th, early-to-mid 20th century.
Can someone recommend a good book about European colonialism in the Middle East? In english, please.
I'm looking for history, but if you can recommend good fiction in that setting, I'd enjoy that, too.
which region - area in particular?
Sita
I'm open to any place in the Middle East...Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia perhaps? I'm looking for histories of "Western" countries' and companies' interference in local Middle Eastern governments and commerce, on any level - open and clandestine. I'm not really looking for travelogues. And of course, the better written it is, the easier it is to absorb.
A History of the Modern Middle East: Amazon.co.uk: William L. Cleveland: Books
This one seems to be top of the pops as a concise overview.
Have you read it? How did you like the writing style?
which books have you read already? (sorry not meaning to add yet another question).
Hmmm... not sure these would be of interest but I thought I offer them as options:
States and Women's Rights: The Making of Postcolonial Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco: Amazon.co.uk: MM Charrad: Books
Murder in Marrakesh: Emile Mauchamp and the French Colonial Adventure: Amazon.co.uk: Jonathan G. Katz: Books
Oral history might be a good one to check out: Voices of Resistance: Oral Histories of Moroccan Women Oral & public history: Amazon.co.uk: Alison Baker: Books
Interlink Books and SAQI BOOKS - London - Beirut
might be resources to check out, particularly interlink publishing
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Sita