A concise history of the Middle East:
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Main Author: Goldschmidt, Arthur 1910-2000 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO Westview Press 2013
Edition:10th ed
Subjects:
Item Description:Includes index
The Middle East before Muhammad -- The first Muslim revolution -- The early Arab conquests -- The high caliphate -- Shiites and Turks, Crusaders and Mongols -- Islamic civilization -- Firearms, slaves, and empires -- European interests and imperialism -- Westernizing reform in the nineteenth century -- The rise of nationalism -- The roots of Arab bitterness -- Arab nationalism -- Modernizing rulers in the independent states -- Egypt and the Fertile Crescent under European control -- The contest for Palestine -- Israel's rebirth and the rise of Arab nationalism -- War and the quest for peace -- The reassertion of Islamic power -- The Gulf War and the peace process -- The war on terrorism -- In the season of Arab discontent
Physical Description:xvii, 510 S. Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:9780813348216
0813348218

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