The modern Middle East a political history since the First World War

From the fall of the Ottoman Empire through the Arab Spring, this completely revised and updated edition of Mehran Kamrava's classic treatise on the making of the contemporary Middle East remains essential reading for students and general readers who want to gain a better understanding of this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kamrava, Mehran, 1964- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press cop. 2013
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. A political history of the Middle East
  • From Islam to the Great War
  • From territories to independent states
  • The age of nationalism
  • The Arab-Israel wars
  • The Iranian revolution
  • The Gulf wars and beyond
  • Part II. Issues in Middle Eastern politics
  • States and their opponents
  • Repression and rebellion
  • The Palestinian-Israeli conflict
  • The challenge of economic development
  • Challenges facing the Middle East.