Name: "Storm from the East"
Author: Milton Viorst
Ranking: 9/10
I have just finished an relatively short but entirely engaging new book about the interaction of Western colonialism and rising Arab nationalism in the 20th century, peticularly after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The book is called "Storm from the East" by Milton Viorst. I highly recommend it. I think it gives a very fair account of this relationship, being objectively critical of both sides, and providing a narrative that helped me better understand the Middle East today and why its animosity towards the West is so great.
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