The Arabs: A History

The Arab revolutions of 2011 caught the world community by surprise. After decades of stability under autocratic regimes, the Arab world seemed to suddenly be swept up in a whirlwind of rapid and radical change. Meanwhile, there is no better way to predict the future than to look at the past. That is exactly the path taken by the outstanding British historian Eugene Rogan. He describes the history of the Arab states of North Africa, the Fertile Crescent, and the Arabian Peninsula starting in the 16th century. Of special interest is the detailed account of turning points in the history of the Arab world in the 20th century. In his work, the author relies on a wide range of Arab sources, including numerous eyewitness accounts: from historians, intellectuals, politicians, journalists, and writers, as well as ordinary men and women. Thanks to this, we don’t just learn the history of the Arab world—we get the chance to look at it through the eyes of the Arabs themselves: the people who shaped it. This audiobook is for everyone interested in the past and present of Arab countries and who wants to understand the origins of the significant events that are happening today in the Middle East and across the entire Arab world.