Introduction: Whose 'Modern Times'? 1. Political History 2. Economic History 3. The Rural History of the Middle East in the Twentieth Century 4. Urban History 5. Popular Culture: music, dance and poetry 6. The History of the Written Word 7. Theatre, Cinema, Radio and Television 8. Histories of Middle Eastern Women 9. The Many Faces of Islam in the Twenty-First Century 10. The Globalized Middle East in the Twenty-First Century: three final aspects. Notes. Bibliography. Picture credits. Index

A comprehensive view of the region and its recent history in a post 9/11 world, this textbook on the modern Middle East examines its urban, rural, cultural and women's histories over its political and economic history.