List of MapsA secular history1. Byzantines, Sassanids and Arabs (395-661)2. From the Umayyads to the Abbasids (661-945)3. The era of the two caliphates (945-1193)4. Sultans and invaders (1193-1501)5. Ottomans and Safavids (1501-1798)6. Colonial expansion (1798-1912)7. Reforms, renaissance and revolutions (1798-1914)8. The time of mandates (1914-1949)9. The Cold War and the Arab-Israeli conflict (1949-1990)10. The life and death of the American Middle East (1990-2020)Conclusion. The cradle of crisesNotesIndex
Jean-Pierre Filiu is Professor of Middle East Studies at Sciences Po.