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The Cauldron

The Making of the Modern Middle East - The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller

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Von: Simon Sebag Montefiore
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'Vivid and monumental . . . Could not be a more essential primer' SUNDAY TIMES, Book of the Week
'Both zips along and bulges with detail . . . A blockbuster narrative' TELEGRAPH
'Gripping, dazzingly written . . . A masterpiece - no other word will do' MATTHEW D'ANCONA, former editor of the SPECTATOR


THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF TODAY'S MIDDLE EAST: A SPELLBINDING HISTORY FROM THE BESTSELLING, PRIZEWINNING HISTORIAN AND MASTER STORYTELLER

How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah of Iran and change the world?
Why did Bin Laden attack the USA - and why did the USA destroy Saddam?
How did one extraordinary prince create Saudi Arabia? How did an Ottoman general create Türkiye?
How did Britain and France carve up the Middle East - and why did the Kurds never get their own state?
Can there ever be peace between Israel and Palestine?

The Middle East has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of conflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world. No other region has such a hold on our imagination nor such a propensity to unleash mayhem. Yet few know its real history; fewer still understand its variety and cosmopolitanism, its complexity and interconnectedness. In The Cauldron, Simon Sebag Montefiore delivers a fresh and unique history of the entire region in all its diversity, from 1900 up to the present day. Taking the reader on a spectacular journey from the Ottoman sultanate to the Trump presidency, from Morocco to Iran, this is a dazzling panorama of faith and fanaticism, creativity and tolerance, dictatorship and democracy brought to life by an extraordinary cast of kings, warriors, poets, terrorists and peacemakers.

This is the essential story of how the Middle East of 1900 became the Middle East of today - and tomorrow.


'An essential read' HUSSEIN AGHA, Palestinian negotiator with Israel over half a century
'A must-have guide' EUGENE ROGAN, author of The Arabs
'Captivating and monumental' EHUD OLMERT, former Prime Minister of Israel
'Masterful . . . history at its best' GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS, former Director of the CIA

©2026 Simon Sebag Montefiore Naher Osten Politik & Regierungen

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Simon Sebag Montefiore's vivid and monumental account explains the historical roots of the region's permacrisis . . . Montefiore's monumental history of the modern Middle East, The Cauldron, could not be more timely. Here in one volume . . . is an essential primer on a region of 19 states from Morocco through the Holy Land to Iran and the fringes of central Asia. To make this sprawling multifaceted story into a page-turner he leavens it with pearls of wisdom from Arab and Iranian poets and sages, while ushering extraordinary characters across the stage. It's a remarkable feat
A masterful survey of the political rivalries and personal vendettas that have shaped this region. Written with pace and verve . . . essential reading
Finally, an authoritative, stimulating history of the modern Middle East . . . Exhilarating and accomplished . . . The extent of The Cauldron's narrative is vast, ranging from Morocco to Afghanistan and from southern Sudan to Azerbaijan. Iran features heavily, which is useful and distinguishes the book from other more Arab-centric accounts . . . This reasonable and genuine effort to present a careful, fact-based and sensitive account of such contentious topics is very valuable indeed and deserves to be widely read
One of the most acclaimed historians of our time . . . The Cauldron is terrifically comprehensive. Stretching from 1900 to the present day, it both zips along and bulges with detail . . . A blockbuster narrative
Why has the Middle East become one of the world's most complex and consequential regions? This sweeping history moves from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the present day, offering a clear guide to the conflicts, cultures, leaders and upheavals that shaped it
Montefiore is brilliant at ferreting out telling details and colourful characters to illuminate his storytelling
Gripping, dazzlingly written . . . A masterpiece - no other word will do (MATTHEW D'ANCONA)
A galloping read. His is a cast of kings and killers, novelists, poets, presidents and peacemakers
A highly readable gallop through one of the world's most complex political environments, The Cauldron is brilliant on narrative . . . An exuberant pageant of sultans, shahs, kings, colonels, spies, revolutionaries and assassins. Few historians could move so confidently from the salons of Cairo to the palaces of Riyadh, from Atatürk's Ankara to Khomeini's Najaf, while keeping so many figures vividly in play. Montefiore writes in a witty, engaging, conversational style . . . The narrative is also impressively capacious . . . Readers wanting an immensely informed, humane and highly readable political chronicle will be rewarded in spades
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