An International Bestseller A Financial Times , Economist , and Atlantic Best Book of the Year From a preeminent historian of the Middle East, the definitive and fully updated history of the modern Arab world. "Outstanding, gripping, and exuberant."--Simon Sebag Montefiore, Financial Times In this definitive history of the modern Arab world, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on five centuries of Arab sources and texts to place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context. This landmark book covers the Arab world from North Africa through the Arabian Peninsula, exploring every facet of modern Arab history. Starting with the Ottoman conquests of the sixteenth century, Rogan follows the story of the Arabs through the era of European imperialism and the superpower rivalries of the Cold War to the present age of American hegemony, charting the evolution of Arab identity and the struggles for national sovereignty throughout. Newly updated to cover the conflicts in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran in the wake of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, The Arabs untangles recent geopolitical developments to offer a groundbreaking and comprehensive account of the region. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the modern Middle East.