A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Ibrahim Al-Marashi.
Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938- author.; Al-Marashi, Ibrahim, 1973- author.; Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
2019
DS62 .G64 2019eb
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Title A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Ibrahim Al-Marashi.
Author Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938- author.
Edition Twelfth edition.
[Enhanced Credo edition]
ISBN 9781787850583 (electronic book)
9781138623972
1138623970
9780813350912
0813350913
9780429456015 (electronic book
Published New York [New York] : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Copyright ©2019
Language English
Description 1 online resource (46 entries) : illustrations.
Call Number DS62 .G64 2019eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 956
Summary A Concise History of the Middle East provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of this turbulent region. Spanning from pre-Islam to the present day, it explores the evolution of Islamic institutions and culture, the influence of the West, modernization efforts in the Middle East, the struggle of various peoples for political independence, the Arab-Israel conflict, the reassertion of Islamic values and power, the issues surrounding the Palestinian Question, and the Middle East post-9/11 and post-Arab uprisings.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Added Author Al-Marashi, Ibrahim, 1973- author.
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List of illustrations
Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. The rise of Islam to the zenith of Abbasid power: 2. The Middle East before Muhammad; 3. Muhammad and the rise of Islam; 4. The early Arab conquests; 5. The High Caliphate
Part II. The Turkic empires from the Seljuks to Ottomans: 6. The rise of the Shi'a and the influx of the Turks; 7. The Crusader and Mongol invasions; 8. Islamic civilization; 9. Firearms, slaves, and empires
Part III. European incursions and the nationalist reaction: 10. European interests and imperialism; 11. Westernizing reform in the nineteenth century; 12. The rise of nationalism
Part IV. World War I and its aftermath: 13. The roots of Arab bitterness; 14. Modernizing rulers in the Independent States; 15. Egypt and the Fertile Crescent under European control
Part V. The Arab-Israeli conflict: 16. The contest for Palestine; 17. Israel's rebirth and the rise of Arab nationalism; 18. War and the quest for peace
Part VI: The Islamist resurgence: 19. The reassertion of Islamist power; 20. The 1991 Gulf War and the peace process; 21. The post-9/11 decade in the Middle East
Part VII. The Arab Spring and its aftermath: 22. In the season of Arab discontent; 23. The regional cold war in the twenty-first century
Appendix I
Appendix II
Glossary
Bibliographic essay
Bibliographic web essay.

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