{"product_id":"lawrence-in-arabia-1","title":"Lawrence in Arabia","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLawrence in Arabia\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eScott Anderson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780307476418\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAnchor\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e624\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book - Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography - From the author of \u003ci\u003eKing of Kings \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history - the Arab Revolt and the secret \"great game\" to control the Middle East, including the infamous Sykes-Picot Agreement, that set the stage for decades of conflict.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating book, the best work of military history in recent memory and an illuminating analysis of issues that still loom large today.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant. . . . A dazzling accomplishment that combines superb historical research with a compelling narrative.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I was, in the words of T. E. Lawrence, \"a sideshow of a sideshow.\" As a result, the conflict was shaped to a remarkable degree by a small handful of adventurers and low-level officers far removed from the corridors of power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of it all was Lawrence himself. In early 1914 he was an archaeologist excavating ruins in Syria; by 1917 he was riding into legend at the head of an Arab army as he fought a rearguard action against his own government and its imperial ambitions. Based on four years of intensive primary document research, \u003ci\u003eLawrence in Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e definitively overturns received wisdom on how the modern Middle East was formed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor, The Seattle Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Lawrence in Arabia | Scott Anderson | Paperback | 9780307476418 | Used: Like New | History 1696870 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48537745064088,"sku":"1696870","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81sFYUmEP4L_33d01e7b-186b-45d7-a9e0-02f58e124088.jpg?v=1773500503","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/lawrence-in-arabia-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}