First Extra Credit Book: "Sowing the Wind" by John Keay

The first extra credit book is Sowing the Wind: The Seeds of Conflict in the Middle East by John Keay (Amazon.com link). This is a moderately long history of the interaction of Britain, France, the US and other foreign countries into the culture and politics of the Middle East. It covers the period from about 1880 to 1960. This is history (though well written and interesting; it's gotten really good reviews), and we'll read it with an eye towards how well the theories we learn in class explain what we're reading.

This is extra-credit: you don't have to read this if you don't want to. You don't have to buy the book from Amazon (you can use any bookstore or online store you like). You just need to get a copy of the book, have it read by the end of the month, and then come a meeting where we talk about it. If you have any questions, please post them.