
Inventing the Middle East
The “Middle East” has long been an indispensable and ubiquitous term in discussing world affairs, yet its history remains curiously underexplored. Few question the origin of the term or the boundaries of the region, commonly understood to have emerged in the twentieth century after World War I.
Guillemette Crouzet offers a new account in Inventing the Middle East. The book traces the idea of the Mi...
The “Middle East” has long been an indispensable and ubiquitous term in discussing world affairs, yet its history remains curiously underexplored. Few question the origin of the term or the boundaries of the region, commonly understood to have emerged in the twentieth century after World War I.
Guillemette Crouzet offers a new account in Inventing the Middle East. The book traces the idea of the Mi...