A history of the Middle East / Peter Mansfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mansfield, Peter, 1928-1996, author.

Contributor:

Pelham, Nicolas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Middle East--History--19th century.

Middle East.

Middle East--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xvii, 567 pages : maps ; 20 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition / revised and updated by Nicolas Pelham.

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, 2013.

Summary:

" The definitive history of the Middle East, thoroughly revised and updated through 2012. One of the most crucial, volatile, and complex regions of the modern world, the Middle East has long confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This now-classic book, fully updated to 2012 and still the essential work on the subject, follows the historic struggles of the Middle East from Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and Syria, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Islam and its recent resurgence. For this fourth edition, Economist correspondent Nicolas Pelham contributes an extensive new section examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the situation in Iran, the region's relations with the United States under President Obama, the Arab Spring, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

"This is a history of the Middle East; we cannot categorize using one or the other of the Middle East selections given"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction: from Ancient to Modern 1

2 Islam on the Defensive, 1800- 40

3 Muhammad Ali's Egypt: Ottoman Rival 52

4 The Struggle for Reform, 1840-1900 71

5 Britain in Egypt, 1882-1914 96

6 Turks and Arabs 129

7 The Persian Factor 154

8 The Sick Man Dies: 1918 169

9 The Anglo-French Interregnum, 1918-1939 189

10 The Second World War and Its Aftermath 247

11 The Entry of the Superpowers and the Nasser Era, 1950-1970 269

12 The Years of Turbulence 315

13 Pax Americana 382

14 Bellum Americanum 438

15 Regime Change from Within not Without 496.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780143121909

0143121901

OCLC:

847246269

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