Both these books help disentangle the fiendishly complicated histories of national and tribal identities, real and invented.Neither has a simple answer nor an optimistic view of the future.

• 两本书有助于理清这些国家和种族的及其错综复杂的历史（真实的和虚构的），对于未来，两者既没有一个简单的回答，也没有一个乐观的见解。