A concise history of the Middle East /

A concise history of the Middle East /

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Main Author: Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, 2004.

Edition: 7th ed.

Subjects:

Middle East > History.

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Call Number: (REF.)DS62 .G64 2004

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.