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A concise history of the Middle East  Cover Image Book Book

A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt, Lawrence Davidson.

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  • ISBN: 9780813348216 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780813348223 (e-book)
  • Physical Description: xvii, 510 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 10th ed.
  • Publisher: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2013.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- 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.
Subject: Middle East > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tumbler Ridge Public Library.

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