The Man Who Created the Middle East - A Story of Empire, Conflict and the Sykes-Picot Agreement (Paperback)

At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes' lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it. The Sykes-Picot agreement was drawn by the eponymous British and French diplomats in 1916 to determine the divide of the collapsing empire in the event of an allied victory in World War I. Excluding Arab involvement, it negated their earlier guarantee of independence made by the British - and controversy has raged around it ever since. But who was Mark Sykes? A century on, Christopher Simon Sykes reveals new facets of a misremembered diplomatic giant. Using previously undisclosed family letters and cartoons by his grandfather, he delivers a comprehensive and humbling account of the man behind one of the most impactful policies in the Middle East.

General

Imprint:	William Collins Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	Christopher Simon Sykes
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-812193-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-00-812193-1
Barcode:	9780008121938

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