{"product_id":"a-line-in-the-sand-by-james-barr","title":"A Line in the Sand by James Barr","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"PageSection__title\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"Text Text__title3\"\u003eI read Modern History at Oxford University. Since then I've worked in Westminster in politics, as a leader-writer for the Daily Telegraph, in the City and most recently in Paris. Now, I'm back in London.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy book on Lawrence of Arabia and the Arab Revolt, Setting the Desert on Fire, was first published in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething that struck me while I was working on that book was the degree of rivalry between Britain and France for dominance in the Middle East. A Line in the Sand - my latest book - picks up this theme, and describes how this little-known struggle transformed the Middle East, from the destruction of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War to the violent birth of the state of Israel in 1948.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Hut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67624837218603,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3077\/0475\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_82c3ec42-7ada-4f89-ab1b-2d9f3db752ec.webp?v=1790877600","url":"https:\/\/bookshut.online\/products\/a-line-in-the-sand-by-james-barr","provider":"Books Hut","version":"1.0","type":"link"}