{"product_id":"9780008121921_the-man-who-created-the-middle-east-a-story-of-empire-conflict-and-the-sykes-picot-agreement","title":"The Man Who Created the Middle East: A Story of Empire, Conflict and the Sykes-Picot Agreement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes’ lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sykes–Picot agreement was drawn by the eponymous\u003cbr\u003eBritish and French diplomats in 1916 to determine the divide\u003cbr\u003eof the collapsing empire in the event of an allied victory in\u003cbr\u003eWorld War I. Excluding Arab involvement, it negated their\u003cbr\u003eearlier guarantee of independence made by the British –\u003cbr\u003eand controversy has raged around it ever since.\u003cbr\u003eBut who was Mark Sykes?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA century on, Christopher Simon Sykes reveals new facets\u003cbr\u003eof a misremembered diplomatic giant. Using previously\u003cbr\u003eundisclosed family letters and cartoons by his grandfather,\u003cbr\u003ehe delivers a comprehensive and humbling account of the man behind one of the most impactful policies in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Simon Sykes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285286404245,"sku":"9780008121921","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008121921.jpg?v=1776992310","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008121921_the-man-who-created-the-middle-east-a-story-of-empire-conflict-and-the-sykes-picot-agreement","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}