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No problem, sadly I don't have any good recommendations, but a book that has lots of praise is about the Sykes Picot agreement (JIC: it was a secret treaty by the British/French defining borders/spheres of influence in a purely economic POV, which caused the insane instability/wars/shuffling around minorities and people in the next century, agreed upon behind the backs of the Arabs who fought against the Ottomans after they were promised most of the land by the Brits/French) A line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle that Shaped the Middle East. I've heard about A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East too. Wikipedia is also a solid source about this stuff, it would also be good to research Arab nationalists/socialists and their works, since they've probably addressed most of this stuff too.

Honestly this is such a nuanced and shitshow of a topic, it's both funny and depressing at the same time lol. Good luck with your search! And have a good week