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BOOK REVIEW: Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ambitious attempt to make sense of the Middle East

J Brooks Spector · Daily Maverick

Published 26 Oct 2026, 12:04 am·just now·1 min read

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British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore hits paydirt again with another engaging yet thoughtful volume, this time covering the past 125 years of the entire Middle East and Maghreb.

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