A concise history of the Middle East /
Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938-
A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. - 7th ed. - Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, 2004. - xvi, 504 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-482) and index.
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.
9789774248740 (pbk.) 9774248740 (pbk.)
Middle East--History.
Medio Oriente --Historia
439 DS 62 / G623c 2004
956
A concise history of the Middle East / Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. - 7th ed. - Cairo, Egypt : American University in Cairo Press, 2004. - xvi, 504 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-482) and index.
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.
9789774248740 (pbk.) 9774248740 (pbk.)
Middle East--History.
Medio Oriente --Historia
439 DS 62 / G623c 2004
956