New Middle East What Everyone Needs to Know

In the revised and expanded second edition of The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know, renowned Middle East scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged.

Info autore

James L. Gelvin is professor of modern Middle Eastern history at UCLA and a specialist in the modern social and cultural history of the Arab East. His many publications include The Modern Middle East: A History.

Riassunto

In the revised and expanded second edition of The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know, renowned Middle East scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged.

Testo aggiuntivo

Balanced, rigorous, and sparkling with insights, The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know is a wonderful primer on a region long dominated by polemics and easy generalizations. James L. Gelvin brings a historian's sensibility and jargon-free prose to illuminate the afflictions that have wracked the modern Middle East-civil war, militancy, and authoritarianism, to name a few-while never losing sight of its enormous human potential. This is a must-read for veteran observers and newcomers alike.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gelvin, James L. (Professor Gelvin, Gelvin James L., Gelvin, James L. Gelvin
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 20.01.2024
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Saggistica > Storia > Altro
• EAN: 9780197622087
• ISBN: 978-0-19-762208-7
• Numero di pagine: 192
• Serie: What Everyone Needs To Know®; What Everyone Needs to Know(r); What Everyone Needs to Know^DRG
• Categorie: HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, 21st Century, Middle East, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Politics & government, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, c 2020 to c 2029, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions