TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bard,Mitchell Geoffrey
TI  - The complete idiot's guide to Middle East conflict
SN  - 1592574106 (alk. paper)
AV  - 439 DS 62.8 B245c 2005
U1  - 956.04 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York, N.Y., 
PB  - Alpha Books
KW  - Middle East
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Medio Oriente
KW  - Historia
KW  - Siglo XX
KW  - Oriente Medio
KW  -  Historia
N1  - 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
N2  - Describes the historical background of the region, looks at its wars and terrorist attacks, and recounts the intervention of Western nations
ER  -