{"product_id":"signed-copies-the-cauldron-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east","title":"THE CAULDRON THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST- Signed Copy","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eSigned Hardback | Simon Sebag Montefiore – Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eSecure your signed copy of \u003cem data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"317\"\u003eCauldron\u003c\/em\u003e, the compelling new history from bestselling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"654\"\u003eA sweeping and authoritative account, this book explores the events, figures and forces that have shaped the modern Middle East. Rich in detail and storytelling, it offers a powerful and accessible guide to one of the most complex regions in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"746\"\u003ePublication date: \u003cstrong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"692\"\u003e27 August 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e. All signed copies will be dispatched upon release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"861\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eOrder now to guarantee your signed copy — limited availability. Carefully packaged by an independent UK bookshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did one extraordinary prince create Saudi Arabia?\u003cbr\u003eWhy were a million Armenians killed during WWI?\u003cbr\u003eHow did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah and become ruler of Iran?\u003cbr\u003eWhy did the Arab Spring fail?\u003cbr\u003eCould Trump's peace deal lead to a new Middle East?\u003cbr\u003eTHE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF TODAY'S MIDDLE EAST: A\u003cbr\u003eSPELLBINDING HISTORY FROM THE BESTSELLING, PRIZEWINNING HISTORIAN\u003cbr\u003eAND MASTER STORYTELLER, SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE\u003cbr\u003eThe Middle East has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of\u003cbr\u003econflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world. No other region has\u003cbr\u003esuch a hold on our imagination nor such a propensity to unleash mayhem. Yet few know\u003cbr\u003eits real history; fewer still understand its variety and cosmopolitanism, its complexity and\u003cbr\u003einterconnectedness.\u003cbr\u003eIn The Cauldron, Simon Sebag Montefiore delivers a fresh and unique history of the entire\u003cbr\u003eregion in all its diversity, from 1900 up to the present day. Taking the reader on a\u003cbr\u003espectacular journey from the Ottoman sultanate to the Trump presidency, from Morocco\u003cbr\u003eto Iran, this is a dazzling panorama of faith and fanaticism, creativity and tolerance,\u003cbr\u003edictatorship and democracy brought to life by an extraordinary cast of kings, warriors,\u003cbr\u003epoets, terrorists and peacemakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archway Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56560000205186,"sku":"9781399634892-1","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/TheCauldron_HBRoyal_HH_R13_cover-scaled.jpg?v=1776169030","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/signed-copies-the-cauldron-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}