{"product_id":"2026200015677-secondhand-the-suez-canal","title":"The Suez Canal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Poor\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: FEP missing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of continents and empires, the Suez Canal stands as one of history's most consequential feats of human engineering — and one of its most fiercely contested. Hugh J. Schonfield's The Suez Canal chronicles the dramatic story of this 193-kilometre waterway, from its ancient origins and the monumental nineteenth-century construction effort led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, through to the volatile geopolitical struggles that made it a flashpoint of colonial ambition, nationalist uprising, and Cold War tension. Written with the urgency and clarity of a Penguin Special, the work presents the canal not merely as an engineering marvel but as a living artery of global power, whose control shaped the fates of nations from Britain and France to Egypt and beyond.\n\nSchonfield, a prolific scholar renowned for his incisive analysis of Middle Eastern affairs, argues with quiet authority that the canal's history is inseparable from the broader story of imperialism and the modern world's struggle for self-determination. His prose is precise and authoritative, grounding sweeping geopolitical narratives in meticulous historical detail without sacrificing accessibility. Published as part of the celebrated Penguin Specials series — paperbacks designed to bring urgent, expert commentary directly to the reading public — this volume retains a sharp immediacy that makes it as compelling today as when it first appeared. For anyone seeking to understand why a strip of water could bring the world's great powers to the brink of war, this is the essential starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203258753243,"sku":"2026200015677-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/59c42ffc-083a-4c73-b747-c51bb96ffdd3.png?v=1788146645","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015677-secondhand-the-suez-canal","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}