| A Companion to the History of the Middle East Contributor(s): Choueiri, Youssef M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405106816 ISBN-13: 9781405106818 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $250.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: "A Companion to the History of the Middle East" offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. Comprising 26 newly commissioned essays by leading international scholars, this "Companion" treats the Middle East as four differentiated political units - Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Arab world. While focused primarily on the modern and contemporary periods, it also includes a number of chapters on classical and pre-modern themes. Topics are situated within a chronological framework and include the rise of Islam, the militarization of Islam under a wide variety of dynasties, the commercial and industrial revolutions, colonial rule, and the struggle for independence. A final section highlights issues that have preoccupied historians in the second half of the twentieth century, and are most likely to gain momentum well into the twenty-first. These range from oil and urban growth to the role of women and democratic human rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 956 |
| LCCN: 2005002132 |
| Series: Blackwell Companions to World History |
| Physical Information: 1.61" H x 7.28" W x 9.88" (2.93 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region.
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