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Klappentext Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary! The Middle East: A History has long been the standard introductory textbook in the field of Middle Eastern history. It is the most comprehensive one-volume treatment of Middle Eastern history from the rise of Islam to the present time now available! featuring full coverage of the central and peripheral Middle East. There is a thorough and balanced discussion of the political! religious! social! gender! economic! and cultural history of the region. As a comprehensive textbook! it provides teachers and students with a general introduction in narrative form to the chief elements in Middle Eastern history! thereby allowing readers to proceed into more specialized topics and themes with a firm understanding. This new edition features major revisions for the period from 1939 to the present! including updated analyses of Iraq since 2003! the status of the Arab-Israeli peace process! and the administration of Mahmud Ahmadinejad in Iran. Zusammenfassung Praised for its straightforward and accessible style! this text provides a general introduction to the chief elements in Middle Eastern history! allowing readers to proceed into more specialized topics and themes with a solid understanding of the most current scholarship in the field Inhaltsverzeichnis GlossaryChronologyList of WebsitesIndex
