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The complete idiot's guide to Middle East conflict / by Mitchell G. Bard.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Complete idiot's guidePublication details: New York, N.Y., Alpha Books, 2005.Edition: Third editionDescription: xxix, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1592574106 (alk. paper)
  • 9781592574100
Other title:
  • Middle East conflict
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.04
LOC classification:
  • 439 DS 62.8 B245c 2005
Contents:
pt. 1. In the beginning. Who cares about the Middle East? ; The chosen people pt. 2. Religion and politics mix. Welcome to the empire ; The crescent moon ; The nationalist wave pt. 3. The great war's spoils. Trouble brews in Palestine ; This land is my land, this land is your land ; Fighting Hitler and Great Britain ; A state of their own ; The Jewish war of independence pt. 4. A state for the Jews. The wanted and the unwanted ; We've got a state: now what? ; War over Suez pt. 5. War and peace. Six days to victory ; No war, no peace ; Israel's day of infamy ; Peace at last ; Israel's Vietnam pt. 6. Inching toward peace. Sticks and stones and breaking bones ; Saddam crosses the line ; Bush turns the screws pt. 7. Why can't we all get along? The oldest city's new rulers ; The shot heard 'round the world ; O Jerusalem! ; Arabia and beyond ; Shifting Arabian sands ; Middle East terrorism and its victims ; So close, yet so far ; Mapping the road to peace ; Waiting for the Messiah
Summary: Describes the historical background of the region, looks at its wars and terrorist attacks, and recounts the intervention of Western nations
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 439 DS 62.8 B245c 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000029078
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. In the beginning. Who cares about the Middle East? ; The chosen people
pt. 2. Religion and politics mix. Welcome to the empire ; The crescent moon ; The nationalist wave
pt. 3. The great war's spoils. Trouble brews in Palestine ; This land is my land, this land is your land ; Fighting Hitler and Great Britain ; A state of their own ; The Jewish war of independence
pt. 4. A state for the Jews. The wanted and the unwanted ; We've got a state: now what? ; War over Suez
pt. 5. War and peace. Six days to victory ; No war, no peace ; Israel's day of infamy ; Peace at last ; Israel's Vietnam
pt. 6. Inching toward peace. Sticks and stones and breaking bones ; Saddam crosses the line ; Bush turns the screws
pt. 7. Why can't we all get along? The oldest city's new rulers ; The shot heard 'round the world ; O Jerusalem! ; Arabia and beyond ; Shifting Arabian sands ; Middle East terrorism and its victims ; So close, yet so far ; Mapping the road to peace ; Waiting for the Messiah

Describes the historical background of the region, looks at its wars and terrorist attacks, and recounts the intervention of Western nations

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