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The Mandates

How the French and British mandates in the Middle East shaped the whole region in ways which still reverberate, a century on.

This series examines how the French and British Mandates in the Middle East - covering all of modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine - shaped not just the map, but the politics, geography, religion, ideas and culture of the whole region in ways which still reverberate, a century on.

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