TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldschmidt,Arthur
TI  - A concise history of the Middle East
SN  - 9789774248740 (pbk.)
AV  - 439 DS 62 G623c 2004
U1  - 956 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cairo, Egypt
PB  - American University in Cairo Press
KW  - Middle East
KW  - History
KW  - Medio Oriente
KW  - Historia
N1  - 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
ER  -