From Cairo to Istanbul
The Arab challenge to Ottoman rule
The Egyptian empire of Muhammad 'Ali
The perils of reform
The first wave of colonialism : North Africa
Divide and rule : World War I and the postwar settlement
The British empire in the Middle East
The French empire in the Middle East
The Palestine disaster and its consequences
The rise of Arab nationalism
The decline of Arab nationalism
The age of oil
The power of Islam
After the Cold War
Epilogue
Postscript.