A concise history of the Middle East. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., Emeritus, Penn State University, with Aomar Boum, University of California, Los Angeles.
• Other Names: Goldschmidt, Arthur, 1938-; Boum, Aomar
• Contents: Introduction -- The Middle East before Muhammad -- The First Muslim revolution -- 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 -- 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 -- In the season of Arab discontent -- Changing middle eastern environments.
• Edition: Eleventh edition
• Publisher Details: New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (546 pages)
• Subjects: 956; Middle East -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429975158; 0429975155
• Related ISBNs: 9780813349626
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.