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A short history of the Middle East : from the rise of Islam to modern times / by George E. Kirk.
LIBRA DS33 .K57 1960
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirk, George E. (George Eden), 1911-1993, author.
- Series:
- Praeger university series ; U-501.
- Praeger university series ; U-501
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- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East--History.
- Middle East.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B., (former owner) (autograph) (Adams copy)
- Physical Description:
- 342 pages : maps ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- Sixth revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Frederick A. Praeger 1960.
- Contents:
- A.D. 600: the Middle East in disintegration
- The rise and decline of the Muslim civilization (610-1517)
- The Ottoman and Persian empires and the growth of European enterprise (1517-1770)
- The growth of Western imperialism (1770-1914)
- The growth of nationalism (1800-1917)
- The clash of political interests (1918-39)
- The second World War and after (1939-50)
- Present-day economic and social conditions / Arthur Mills
- Russia and the Middle East
- The Middle East in revolution.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy gifted by Dr. Mark B. Adams in 2018.
- Kislak Center copy is third printing, 1963.
- OCLC:
- 1495970
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