How Long to Read Empire of Sand

How Long Does it Take to Read Empire of Sand?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 6 minutes to read Empire of Sand by Walter Reid

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

At the end of the First World War Britain and to a much lesser extent France created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. Frontiers were devised and alien dynasties imposed on the populations as arbitrarily as in medieval times. From the outset the project was destined to failure. Conflicting and ambiguous promises had been made to the Arabs during the war but were not honoured. Brief hopes for Arab unity were dashed, and a harsh belief in western perfidy persists to the present day. Britain was quick to see the riches promised by the black pools of oil that lay on the ground around Baghdad. When France too grasped their importance, bitter differences opened up and the area became the focus of a return to traditional enmity. The war-time allies came close to blows and then drifted apart, leaving a vacuum of which Hitler took advantage. Working from both primary and secondary sources, Walter Reid explores Britain's role in the creation of the modern Middle East and the rise of Zionism from the early years of the twentieth century to 1948, when Britain handed over Palestine to UN control. From the decisions that Britain made has flowed much of the instability of the region and of the world-wide tensions that threaten the twenty-first century. How far was Britain to blame?

How long is Empire of Sand?

Empire of Sand by Walter Reid is 588 pages long, and a total of 151,704 words.

This makes it 198% the length of the average book. It also has 185% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Empire of Sand Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 48 minutes to read Empire of Sand aloud.

What Reading Level is Empire of Sand?

Empire of Sand is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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