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100 1 _aGoldschmidt, Arthur,
_d1938-
245 1 2 _aA concise history of the Middle East /
_cArthur Goldschmidt Jr., Lawrence Davidson.
250 _a9th ed.
260 _aBoulder, CO :
_bWestview Press,
_cc2010.
300 _axvi, 555 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- The Middle East before Muhammad -- The prophet of Mecca -- What is Islam? -- The early Arab conquests -- The High Caliphate -- Shiites 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 and the fertile crescent under European control -- 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 -- The war on terrorism -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Appendix table 1: Basic statistics for Middle Eastern countries -- Appendix table 2: How many Palestinians?
651 0 _aMiddle East
_xHistory.
651 4 _aMedio Oriente
_xHistoria
_915305
700 1 _aDavidson, Lawrence,
_d1945-
_915306
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aGoldschmidt, Arthur, 1938-
_tConcise history of the Middle East.
_b9th ed.
_dBoulder, CO : Westview Press, c2010
_w(OCoLC)656318260
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