A concise history of the Middle East /
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1988.
Edition: 3rd ed., rev. and updated.
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Call Number: DS62 .G64 1988
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| 100 | 1 | |a Goldschmidt, Arthur, |d 1938- |e author |9 30891 | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A concise history of the Middle East / |c Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr. |
| 250 | |a 3rd ed., rev. and updated. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Boulder : |b Westview Press, |c 1988. | |
| 300 | |a xvi, 448 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-430) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The physical setting -- The Middle East before Muhammad -- The prophet of Mecca -- What is Islam? -- The early Arab conquests -- The high caliphate -- Shiites and Turks, crusaders and Mongols -- Islamic civilization -- Muslim empires in the gunpowder era -- 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's struggle for independence -- The contest for Palestine -- Israel's rebirth and the Arab's reaction -- From Suez to Aqaba -- From June to October -- The quest for peace -- The reassertion of Islamic power. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Middle East |x History. | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
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