The Middle East (141 BCE-2017) / editor, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.

Series:

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)

Defining documents in world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle East--History--Sources.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (xvii, 457 pages)) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; [Amenia, New York] : Grey House Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

The Middle East is the site of the first great civilizations in history. Today, it remains one of the most significant regions of the world for a variety of political, economic, and religious reasons. This new 2-volume set spans the history of the region and includes a variety of documents from several eras including:

Contents:

Early, medieval, and early modern history

The revolt of the Maccabees and Judean independence

The Romans destroy the temple at Jerusalem

Seeking advice from emperor Trajan regarding the Christians

Novella 146: On Jews

The Pact of Umar: Peace accord to the Christians of Syria

Ibn Abd-el-Hakem on the Muslim conquest of Andalus

History of the Patriarchs of the Coptic Church of Alexandria

Muhammad al-Mawardi on Qadis

Excerpt from "The Capture of Jerusalem"

Ibn Battuta makes the pilgrimage to Mecca and travels to Baghdad

Ibn Battuta's travels in Cairo, Damascus, and Jerusalem

Ibn Battuta's travels to Mali

Surrender treaty of the kingdom of Granada

Ottoman endurance and collapse

Treaty of Kuchuk Kainardji

Battle of Navarino

Firman of appointment of Muhammad Ali as Pasha of Egypt

Proposal for the establishment of a native army in Algeria

Letter threatening military reprisals by French on Moroccan pirates

The conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78

The Mahdi uprising

The death of General Gordon of Khartoum

Theodor Herzl on the Jewish state

The battle of Omdurman

Samori Ture captured

The D'Arcy oil concession

Proclamation of the young Turks

Hussein-McMahon correspondence

Sykes-Picot agreement

Balfour declaration

Resolution of the General Syrian Congress

Palestine mandate

Twentieth-century troubles

White paper of 1939

Charter of the Arab League

Truman statement on immigration into Palestine

Truman Doctrine speech

Declaration of the establishment of the state of Israel

Proclamation of the Algerian National Liberation Front

CIA summary of the overthrow of Premier Moassadeq of Iran

Baghdad pact

Gamal Abdel Nasser on the nationalization of the Suez Canal

The Eisenhower Doctrine

U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 on the Arab-Israeli conflict

Palestinian national charter

Camp David accords

Ayatollah Khomeini on the "The Great Satan"

Egypt-Israel peace treaty

Documents relating to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Oslo accords (Oslo I and Oslo II)

Recent realities

George W. Bush's address to the nation on military operations in Iraq

Declaration of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi at the execution of Nicholas Berg

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya

U.N. report on the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Ghouta area of Damascus on 21 August 2013

Hassan Rouhani's address before the U.N. General Assembly

Remarks by Abdullah II of Jordan before the U.N. General Assembly

Benjamin Netanyahu: Speech before the U.N. General Assembly

Gaza- Ten Years later

Statement by President Donald Trump on Jerusalem.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781682177037

1682177033

OCLC:

1041853374