Civilization’s Crossroads: The History and Destiny of the Middle East

di Russell Borna (Autore)

Russell Borna, 2025

From the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates to the towers of modern Dubai, Civilization's Crossroads: The History and Destiny of the Middle East traces humanity's most powerful narrative—how the cradle of civilization became the heart of conflict, faith, and transformation. This monumental chronicle explores over five millennia of triumph and tragedy, revealing the rise and fall of empires, the birth of religions, and the relentless struggle between creation and destruction that shaped the destiny of nations. From Sumer's first cities and Babylon's laws to the empires of Persia, Greece, and Rome, the story unfolds across deserts and rivers where human ambition first met divine mystery. The book journeys through the revelations of prophets, the rise of Islam, the brilliance of Baghdad, and the golden age of science that illuminated the world. It then follows the crusades, Mongol invasions, and the Ottoman ascendancy, showing how every conquest left both ruin and renewal in its wake. As the industrial age arrived, the region's ancient soils yielded black gold—oil—that redrew maps and rewired global power. Colonial ambitions carved artificial borders, birthing conflicts that continue to echo across centuries. From the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the rise of nationalism, from the creation of Israel and the Palestinian struggle to the modern rivalries of Tehran, Riyadh, and Tel Aviv, Civilization's Crossroads captures the unbroken thread of survival and reinvention. It explores the revolutions of Nasser, the wars of Saddam, the Iranian Revolution, and the long shadow of foreign intervention that made the Middle East both stage and actor in the modern world. The narrative moves through the wars on terror, the Arab Spring, and the tragedies of Syria and Yemen—events that reshaped borders, beliefs, and humanity's conscience. The book culminates in the twenty-first century, where new pacts like the Abraham Accords, climate threats, and digital revolutions redefine what it means to belong to an ancient yet reborn region. Written in vivid, cinematic prose, Civilization's Crossroads is not merely a history—it is a revelation. It examines how memory endures through ruin, how faith persists amid doubt, and how the Middle East remains humanity's eternal mirror: reflecting both our greatness and our failure to learn. This is the story of gods and kings, oil and empires, prophets and presidents—a region where every grain of sand still whispers, "We remember who you were; now tell us who you will become."

• Autore: Russell Borna
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Russell Borna
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232571436