Roger Owen is A.J. Mayer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard University and a former Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University.
'Based on the comprehensive and balanced treatment of the subject matter, the coherent structure and the good linguistic intelligibility, State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East can justly be called the standard work on the modern political story of the Orient.' - Rezensionen Book Review
'An excellent and exemplary introduction to the politics and society of the Middle East. The book's strengths lie in its comprehensive treatment of the region and the range of themes provided for the reader.' - Ray Bush, University of Leeds, UK