A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., Emeritus, Penn State University, with Aomar Boum, University of California, Los Angeles.
Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938- author.; Boum, Aomar, author.
2016
DS62 .G64 2015eb
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Title A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., Emeritus, Penn State University, with Aomar Boum, University of California, Los Angeles.
Author Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938- author.
Edition Eleventh edition.
ISBN 9780813349633 (electronic book)
081334963X (electronic book)
9780813349626
0813349621
Published Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xix, 524 pages) : illustrations, maps
Call Number DS62 .G64 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 956
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Boum, Aomar, author.
Available in Other Form Concise history of the Middle East.
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Introduction
The Middle East before Muhammad
The prophet of Mecca
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
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
Changing middle eastern environments: issues, risks and sustainability.

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