Conflicts in the Middle East Since 1945 - 3rd Revised Edition

Zusatztext 'The tone of the book is one of detachment based on a deep understanding of the situations in the Middle East ... [A] masterly synthesis.' - The Old Radleian'[A] rigourous but accessible overview.' - BBC History Magazine'My students are really enjoying the 'Conflicts' book. I have had a number of them email me to specifically say how much they are enjoying reading it as a textbook.' - Dr Victoria Mason! University of Wellington! New Zealand Informationen zum Autor Peter Hinchcliffe, Beverley Milton-Edwards Klappentext First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Presents an analysis of the nature of conflict in the Middle East, with its racial, ethnic, political, cultural, religious and economic factors. This book includes an examination of the effects of 9/11 on the Middle East peace process; Bush's war on terrorism; and discussions of the superpower conflict in the Middle East and the Kurdish situation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Ways of War 2. The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Hostages to History 3. Superpower Conflict in the Middle East: War by Proxy 4. Generation Jihad: Conflict in the Name of Islam? 5. Sectarian Conflict: Lebanon, State without a Nation 6. Ethnic Conflict: The Forgotten Kurds 7. War in the Gulf: Iran and Iraq 1980-1989 8. The Kuwait Crisis: Brother versus Brother 9. The Politics of Conflict and Failure of Peacemaking 10. No End to the Storm: 9/11 and the War in Iraq

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Hinchcliffe, Peter (University of Edinburgh Hinchcliffe, Hinchcliffe Peter, Beverley Milton-Edwards, Milton-Edwards Beverley
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 07.09.2007
• EAN: 9780415440172
• ISBN: 978-0-415-44017-2
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Thème: The Making of the Contemporary World
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General