A concise history of the Middle East /
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Language: English
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Cairo, Egypt :
American University in Cairo Press,
2004.
Edition: 7th ed.
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Call Number: (REF.)DS62 .G64 2004
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| 100 | 1 | |a Goldschmidt, Arthur, |d 1938-, |e author | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A concise history of the Middle East / |c Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. |
| 250 | |a 7th ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Cairo, Egypt : |b American University in Cairo Press, |c 2004. | |
| 300 | |a xvi, 504 p. : |b ill., maps ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Reprint. Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2002. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-482) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The Middle East before Muhammad -- The prophet of Mecca -- What is Islam? -- The early Arab conquests -- The high Caliphate -- Shi'is 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's struggle for independence -- 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. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Middle East |x History. | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
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