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The Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the Present SFF_Gift_Guide From the New York TimesThis sweeping history reorients our understanding of the Middle East, placing the Gulf at the heart of globalized trade and crosscultural encounters. World history began in the Persian Gulf. The ancient port cities that dotted its coastlines created the first global seaboard, a place from where faiths and cultures from around the world set sail and made contact. More than a history, The Center of the World shows us that contradictions that define our