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050	1	4	_a439 DS 62 _bG623c 2004
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100	1		_aGoldschmidt, Arthur, _d1938-
245	1	2	_aA concise history of the Middle East / _cArthur Goldschmidt Jr.
250			_a7th ed.
260			_aCairo, Egypt : _bAmerican University in Cairo Press, _c2004.
300			_axvi, 504 p. : _bill., maps ; _c23 cm.
500			_aReprint. Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2002.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 457-482) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xHistory.
651		4	_aMedio Oriente _xHistoria _915305
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