Season 4, Episode 5: Eugene Rogan, The Arabs: A History
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Eugene Rogan discuss the complex history of the Arab world through Rogan's book.
Send a text Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Eugene Rogan, professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at Oxford, as they delve into the complex history of the Arab world, from the Ottoman conquest in 1516 to today’s geopolitical crises of the modern Middle East. Through the lens of his acclaimed book The Arabs: A History, Rogan brilliantly examines the long history of foreign domination, the rise of Arab nationalism, the roles of Europe and the US as outside powers, and the unresolv...
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