{"product_id":"lawrence-in-arabia-war-deceit-imperial-folly-and-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-by-scott-anderson","title":"Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East  by Scott Anderson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography • From the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKing of Kings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecomes a thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history – the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control the Middle East, including the infamous Sykes-Picot Agreement, that set the stage for decades of conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating book, the best work of military history in recent memory and an illuminating analysis of issues that still loom large today.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"Brilliant. . . . A dazzling accomplishment that combines superb historical research with a compelling narrative.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The Seattle Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T. E. Lawrence, “a sideshow of a sideshow.” As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of it all was Lawrence himself. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in Syria; by 1917 he was riding into legend at the head of an Arab army as he fought a rearguard action against his own government and its imperial ambitions. Based on four years of intensive primary document research, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLawrence in Arabia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNPR,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Read Room","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59453737304350,"sku":null,"price":560.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":59453737337118,"sku":null,"price":690.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":59453782819102,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1076\/7515\/6766\/files\/81sFYUmEP4L._SL1500_3d27d5ac-805b-48c9-8145-03f896e62a13.jpg?v=1781286972","url":"https:\/\/readroombd.com\/products\/lawrence-in-arabia-war-deceit-imperial-folly-and-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-by-scott-anderson","provider":"Read Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}