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"As David Lesch writes in his Preface, "Historians are a kind of secular priesthood, seemingly endowed with the power and means to select what is and what is not important for the rest of us." In A History of the Middle East Since the Rise of Islam, Lesch focuses on longue durée. Choosing the rise of Islam as the general beginning point of his one-volume history of the Middle East, Lesch argues that there is an indelible link between the rise of Islam and the overall environment that exists today in the region. The continuum of this chain of events is the primary focus of his book. Combining a comprehensive approach and an appealing, informal tone, Lesch offers the reader enough specifics to digest the flavor of particular periods, dynasties, movements, cultural markers, and ideological developments, yet general enough so that the totality of this history can be compared and contrasted. The result is a brilliant tour de force"-- Provided by publisher.

• Le Moyen-Orient vers 1800
• Quelques notions : entités politiques, frontières
• Traits géographiques : de forts contrastes, de fortes contraintes
• Une démographie d'Ancien Régime, l'essor du XIXe siècle
• Héritages historiques : ruptures et continuités
• Une culture commune, des identités multiples
• Le pouvoir : le sultan et l'administration ottomane
• Fiscalité, commerce et artisanat
• Le pouvoir dans l'Iran qâjâr et le Maroc alaouite
• Prégnance de l'islam : droit, ulémas, soufisme
• Des "Lumières" musulmanes ?
• Et l'Europe ? Du "mythe de croisade" aux capitulations et aux relations diplomatiques
• Le début des réformes au Moyen-Orient (1774-1856)
• Premiers reculs importants de l'Empire ottoman, premières réformes militaires et civiles dans l'Empire ottoman et au Maroc, l'Expédition d'Égypte
• L'Égypte de Méhémet Ali et de ses successeurs
• La première phase des tanzîmât ; le tournant des années 1830-1840
• Réformes au Maroc et en Iran
• Missions, communautés, peuples
• Économie et transfert de technologie, adaptation, pressions
• Mouvements religieux de l'islam sunnite et chiite
• Le tournant de l'imprimerie
• Conclusion : réformes et discordances des temps
• Les réformes à l'heure de l'expansion économique européenne (1856-1882)
• La guerre de Crimée
• L'accélération des réformes : des États en mouvement
• Accélération, basculement dans l'économie-monde dominée par l'Europe
• La crise des années 1876-1882
• Politiques impériales, révolutions constitutionnelles, nationalismes (1882-1914)
• Protectorats et impérialismes européens
• La résistance des Empires ottoman et qâjâr. La politique du califat
• Économies et sociétés du Moyen-Orient vers 1900
• Le temps des révolutions
• L'éclosion du nationalisme
• La Première Guerre mondiale et l'avènement du Moyen-Orient post-ottoman (1914-1924)
• Les États et les sociétés du Moyen-Orient dans la guerre
• Le génocide arménien et assyro-chaldéen
• L'enjeu du monde arabe
• La victoire de l'Entente, l'après-guerre et la diffusion du nationalisme
• Du traité de Sèvres à l'abolition du Califat, la naissance conflictuelle d'un nouvel ordre politique
• Constructions nationales et étatiques (1923-1948)
• Hégémonie britannique, présence française, intérêts américains
• Quatre États indépendants : Turquie, Iran, Arabie Saoudite et Yémen
• Une construction étatique troublée : Constitutions, armées, lois sur la nationalité
• La création d'une économie nationale
• Croissance des villes, prégnance des campagnes
• Effervescence intellectuelle et nouvelles formes de mobilisation politique
• La Seconde Guerre mondiale : reprise en main britannique, indépendances des États sous mandat français
• La création de l'État d'Israël
• Conclusion : des indépendances inachevées
• Apogée des nationalismes, régimes révolutionnaires et politiques de développement (1952-1970)
• De la Seconde Guerre mondiale à la dictature nassérienne, une crise révolutionnaire
• Irak, Syrie, Turquie, Israël : des expériences démocratiques au Moyen-Orient
• Le poids de la politique étrangère. La crise de Suez et ses conséquences (1955-1961)

• Les années 1960 : "guerre froide arabe" et creusement des antagonismes idéologiques
• L'enjeu du développement
• Guerre des Six jours, fedayin et peshmergas : une conflictualité grandissante
• Dictatures militaires, affirmation des pays du Golfe et montée de l'islam politique (1970-2003)
• Le nouveau visage de l'Égypte : de la guerre d'octobre 1973 aux accords de Camp David
• Autoritarisme, néolibéralisme, puritanisme
• L'affirmation du Golfe, pôle de richesse et espace de conflits
• La révolution iranienne, la République islamique et les conflits des années 1980
• La gauche nationaliste à l'épreuve de la guerre du Liban et de la question palestinienne
• Naissance d'un Kurdistan autonome en Irak, essor de la droite conservatrice et religieuse en Turquie
• Les multiples visages de l'islam politique
• Une violence omniprésente
• Depuis 2003, une "histoire pleine de bruit et de fureur" Conflits, révolutions, désagrégations
• L'invasion de l'Irak (2003) : la boîte de Pandore
• Les trois révolutions de 2011 (Tunisie, Égypte, Libye)
• Le conflit syrien et ses conséquences régionales (Syrie, Jordanie, Israël, Palestine)
• Dans le Golfe : l'Arabie et ses voisins
• Les Frères musulmans au pouvoir en Égypte et en Tunisie : du triomphe au Kulturkampf
• L'exception turque ? L'AKP au pouvoir
• L'Iran : le retour sur la scène internationale
• De Daesh au califat
• Milieux et sociétés du Moyen-Orient aujourd'hui : dynamiques et contrastes
• Dégradation de l'environnement et croissance des inégalités
• Croissance effrénée des villes ; urbanisation (c'est-à-dire destruction) des campagnes
• Syndicats, ONG et associations dans des pays autoritaires
• Mutations des familles, poids des jeunes, nouvelle place des femmes
• Économie de la rente, mondialisation et endettement
• Un espace d'intenses circulations : pèlerins, déplacés, réfugiés, migrants
• Médias et vitalité culturelle
• Musulmans, juifs et chrétiens, sunnites et chiites : des clivages confessionnels exacerbés
• L'islam et les musulmans aujourd'hui : des individus nombreux à la recherche d'une éthique islamique (akhlâq)
• Conclusion : le Moyen-Orient mondialisé.

"Forgée au début du XXe siècle et initialement liée aux intérêts britanniques dans le golfe Persique et au voisinage de l'Inde, l'expression "Moyen-Orient" a des définitions fluctuantes. Ce livre traite d'un espace allant de l'Égypte à l'Iran et de la mer Noire à l'océan Indien, et inclut occasionnellement le Maghreb. Il souligne l'unité de la région, qui tient à l'héritage des Empires ottoman et qâjâr et à l'ancienneté de la présence de l'islam. Son ambition est double : sortir des études sectorielles par aire linguistique ou État pour étudier le Moyen-Orient comme un ensemble ; dans un cadre chronologique dicté par la politique et les relations internationales, faire vivre les populations sur les plans culturel, religieux, social et économique. Des mêmes auteurs : Le Moyen-Orient par les textes XIXe-XXIe siècle, Paris, Armand Colin, collection "U", 2011."--Page 4 of cover.

• List of Illustrations Preface to the Sixth Edition Acknowledgments A Note About Place Names and Transliteration PART ONE: The Development of Islamic Civilization to the Eighteenth Century
• 1. The Rise and Expansion of Islam Pre-Islamic Arabia Muhammad and the Foundations of Islam The Arab Conquests and the First Empire The First Civil War and the End of the Rashidun Caliphate From Arab Exclusivism to Islamic Universalism: The Umayyad and Abbasid Empires Conclusion
• 2. The Development of Islamic Civilization to the Fifteenth Century Patterns of Islamic History The Creation and Uses of Wealth Islamic Rituals and Institutions Two Versions of Leadership: Sunni Caliph and Shi'a Imam The Middle East from the Eleventh to the Fifteenth Centuries: An Overview Conclusion
• 3. The Ottoman and Safavid Empires: A New Imperial Synthesis The Rise of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Ruling Institutions and Attitudes The Loss of Ottoman Superiority The Triumph of Shi'ism: The Safavid Empire of Iran, 1501--1736 Conclusion: The Sunni-Shi'a Struggle for Iraq PART TWO: The Beginnings of the Era of Transformation
• 4. Forging a New Synthesis: The Pattern of Reforms, 1789--1849 Selim III (1789-
• -1806: Between Old and New A Revived Center of Power: The Egypt of Muhammad Ali, 1805--1848 Nationalism and Great Power Intervention: The Greek Revolt, 1821--1829 Sultan Mahmud II (1808--1839): Centralization and Transformation Conclusion
• 5. The Ottoman Empire and Egypt During the Era of the Tanzimat The Tanzimat: Continued Ottoman Reform Under the Bureaucrats The Arab Provinces of Greater Syria During the Tanzimat Egypt During the Era of Civilian Reform Conclusion: The Dualism of the Nineteenth-Century Reforms
• 6. Egypt and Iran in the Late Nineteenth Century England on the Nile: The British Occupation of Egypt, 1882--1914 Iran During the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century Conclusion
• 7. The Response of Islamic Society Religious Assertiveness and Authoritarian Reform: The Era of Abdul Hamid II Islamic Puritanism on the Tribal Frontiers: The Wahhabi, Sanusi, and Mahdiyyah Movements The Reform of High Islam Emerging Currents of Arab Cultural Distinctiveness Conclusion
• 8. The Era of the Young Turks and the Iranian Constitutionalists The Revolt of 1908 and the Young Turks in Power The Period of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Conclusion
• 9. World War I and the End of the Ottoman Order The Middle East in World War I: An Overview of Military and Diplomatic Initiatives The Peace Settlement Conclusion: The End of the Ottoman Order in the Middle East PART THREE: The Struggle for Independence: The Interwar Era to the End of World War II
• 10. Authoritarian Reform in Turkey and Iran The Ataturk Era in Turkey Iran under Reza Shah Turkey and Iran During World War II: Sovereignty and Occupation Conclusion
• 11. The Arab Struggle for Independence: Egypt, Iraq, and Transjordan from the Interwar Era to 1945 The Struggle for Power in Egypt in the Interwar Period An Overview of World War II Egypt During World War II: Pivot of the British Defense System Iraq Between the Wars Iraq During World War II Transjordan: The Desert Mandate Conclusion
• 12. The Arab Struggle for Independence: Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia from the Interwar Era to 1945 The French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon Lebanon under the Mandate: The Establishment of Confessional Politics Syria and Lebanon During World War II: The Troubled Path to Independence New Kingdom in Arabia: The Rise of the Saudi State The Search for Identity: Regionalism, Arabism, Islam Conclusion
• 13. The Palestine Mandate and the Birth of the State of Israel The Emergence of Political Zionism The Balfour Declaration The Mandate for Palestine: British Administration The Palestinian Arab Community: Leadership and Institutions The Jewish Community: Leadership and Institutions Immigration and Lands Communal Conflict and the British Response World War II and the Birth of the State of Israel The First Arab-Israeli War Conclusion PART FOUR: The Independent Middle East from the End of World War II to the 1970s
• 14. Democracy and Authoritarianism: Turkey and Iran The Role of the United States in the Postwar Years Turkey: The Transition to a Multiparty System Turkish Foreign Policy and the Cyprus Question Iran: The Reestablishment of Royal Autocracy Conclusion
• 15. The Middle East in the Age of Nasser: The Egyptian Base The Paralysis of the Old Regime, 1945--1952 The Free Officers and the Cou D'Etat of 1952 Foreign Relations after 1952 The Adoption of Arab Socialism Conclusion
• 16. The Middle East in the Age of Nasser: The Radicalization of Arab Politics Syria: The Military in Politics Iraq: The End of the Monarchy The Hasimite Kingdom of Jordan: The Survival of Monarchy Lebanon: The Precarious Sectarian Balance Israel, The Arab States, and the June War Conclusion: The Nasser Era in Perspective
• 17. Israel and the Palestinians from 1948 to the 1970s The Israeli Political System and Political Culture The Elections of
• 1977: Israel in Transition The Palestinian Factor after 1948 Conclusion PART FIVE: The Resurgence of Islam: The Middle East from the 1970s to the 1991 Gulf War
• 18. The Iranian Revolution and the Revival of Islam The Stages of Revolution in Iran The Revival of Islam Conclusion
• 19. Changing Patterns of War and Peace: Egypt and Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s Egypt Under Sadat: Domestic and Diplomatic Realignments The Lebanese Civil War, 1975--1990 Egypt in the 1980s Conclusion
• 20. The Arabian Peninsula in the Petroleum Era The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Kuwait, Oman, and the Smaller Gulf States Conclusion
• 21. The Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule in Syria and Iraq: The Regimes of Hafiz al-Asad and Saddam Husayn Syria in the Al-Asad Era Iraq in the Era of Saddam Husayn and the Ba'th The Iran-Iraq War, 1980--1988 Conclusion PART SIX: Challenges to the Existing Order: The Middle East in the 1990s and 2000s
• 22. The Palestinian Intifada and the 1991 Gulf War The Intifada from 1987 to 1991 The Gulf Crisis of 1990--1991 The Aftermath of the Gulf War Conclusion
• 23. A Peace So Near, a Peace So Far: Palestinian-Israeli Relations Since the 1991 Gulf War The Road to the Oslo Peace Accords The Unraveling of the Oslo Peace Process The Road from Taba Conclusion
• 24. Patterns of Continuity and Change in Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon Turkey and Iran: Nations at a Crossroads Hizbullah and the Struggle for Lebanon Conclusion
• 25. America's Troubled Moment in the Middle East The Policy of Dual Containment Al-Qa'Ida and the Attacks of September 11, 2001 The Occupation of Iraq Iran's Nuclear Program Conclusion
• 26. The 2011 Arab Uprisings and Their Aftermath Understanding the Uprisings' Dynamics Egypt Syria Yemen and Libya Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Monarchies Conclusion: Connecting Threads List of Major Rulers Glossary Select Bibliography Index.
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A History of the Modern Middle East examines the profound and often dramatic transformations of the region in the past two centuries, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the impact of US foreign policies. Built around a framework of political history, while also carefully integrating social, cultural, and economic developments, this expertly crafted account provides readers with the most comprehensive, balanced and penetrating analysis of the modern Middle East. The sixth edition has been revised to provide a thorough account of the major developments since 2012, including the tumultuous aftermath of the Arab uprisings, the sectarian conflict in Iraq and civil war in Syria that led to the rise of ISIS, the crises in Libya and Yemen, and the United States' nuclear talks with Iran. With brand-new timelines in each part, updated select bibliographies, and expanded online instructor resources, A History of the Modern Middle East remains the quintessential text for courses on Middle East history.
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• Part One: The Development of Islamic Civilization to the Eighteenth Century
• 1. The Rise and Expansion of Islam
• 2. The Development of Islamic Civilization to the Fifteenth Century
• 3. The Ottoman and Safavid Empires: A New Imperial Synthesis Part Two: The Beginnings of the Era of Transformation
• 4. Forging a New Synthesis: The Pattern of Reforms, 1789--1849
• 5. The Ottoman Empire and Egypt During the Era of the Tanzimat
• 6. Egypt and Iran in the Late Nineteenth Century
• 7. The Response of Islamic Society
• 8. The Era of the Young Turks and the Iranian Constitutionalists
• 9. World War I and the End of the Ottoman Order Part Three: The Struggle for Independence: The Interwar Era to the end of World War II
• 10. Authoritarian Reform in Turkey and Iran
• 11. The Arab Struggle for Independence: Egypt, Iraq, and Transjordan from the Interwar Era to 1945
• 12. The Arab Struggle for Independence: Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia from the Interwar Era to 1945
• 13. The Palestine Mandate and the Birth of the State of Israel Part Four: The Independent Middle East from the End of World War II to the 1970s
• 14. Democracy and Authoritarianism: Turkey and Iran
• 15. The Middle East in the Age of Nasser: The Egyptian Base
• 16. The Middle East in the Age of Nasser: The Radicalization of Arab Politics
• 17. Israel and the Palestinians from 1948 to the 1970s Part Five: The Resurgence of Islam: the Middle East from the 1970s to the 1991 Gulf War
• 18. The Iranian Revolution and the Revival of Islam
• 19. Changing Patterns of War and Peace: Egypt and Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s
• 20. The Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule in Syria and Iraq: The Regimes of Hafiz al-Asad and Saddam Husayn
• 21. The Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule in Syria and Iraq: The Regimes of Hafiz al-Asad and Saddam Husayn Part Six: Challenges to the Existing Order: The Middle East in the 1990s and 2000s
• 22. The Palestinian Intifada and the 1991 Gulf War
• 23. A Peace so Near, a Peace so Far: Palestinian-Israeli Relations Since the 1991 Gulf War
• 24. Patterns of Continuity and Change in Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon
• 25. America's Troubled Moment in the Middle East
• 26. The 2011 Arab Uprisings.
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This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the impact of US foreign policies. After introducing the reader to the region's history from the origins of Islam in the seventh century, A History of the Modern Middle East focuses on the past two centuries of profound and often dramatic change. Although built around a framework of political history, the book also carefully integrates social, cultural, and economic developments into a single, expertly crafted account. In updating this fifth edition of the late William Cleveland's popular introductory text, Martin Bunton provides a thorough account of the major transformative developments over the past four years, including a new chapter on the tumultuous Arab uprisings and the participation of Islamist parties in a new political order in the Middle East.
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• Part One. The Development of Islamic Civilization to the Eighteenth Century *
• 1. The Rise and Expansion of Islam *
• 2. The Development of Islamic Civilization to the Fifteenth Century *
• 3. The Ottoman and Safavid Empires: A New Imperial Synthesis Part Two. The Beginnings of the Era of Transformation *
• 4. Forging a New Synthesis: The Pattern of Reforms, 1789-1849 *
• 5. The Ottoman Empire and Egypt During the Era of the Tanzimat
• 6. Egypt and Iran in the Late Nineteenth Century *
• 7. The Response of Islamic Society *
• 8. The Era of the Young Turks and the Iranian Constitutionalists *
• 9. World War I and the End of the Ottoman Order Part Three. The Struggle for Independence: The Interwar Era to the end of World War II *
• 10. Authoritarian Reform in Turkey and Iran *
• 11. The Arab Struggle for Independence: Egypt, Iraq, and Transjordan from the Interwar Era to 1945 *
• 12. The Arab Struggle for Independence: Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia from the Interwar Era to 1945 *
• 13. The Palestine Mandate and the Birth of the State of Israel Part Four. The Independent Middle East from the End of World War II to the 1970s *
• 14. Democracy and Authoritarianism: Turkey and Iran *
• 15. The Middle East in the Age of Nasser: The Egyptian Base *
• 16. The Middle East in the Age of Nasser: The Radicalization of Arab Politics *
• 17. Israel and the Palestinians from 1948 to the 1970s Part Five. A Time of Upheaval and Renewal: The Middle East from the 1970s to the 2000s *
• 18. Changing Patterns of War and Peace: Egypt and Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s *
• 19. The Consolidation of Authoritarian Rule in Syria and Iraq: The Regimes of Hafiz al-Asad and Saddam Husayn *
• 20. The Iranian Revolution and the Resurgence of Islam *
• 21. The Arabian Peninsula in the Petroleum Era *
• 22. Challenges to the Existing Order: The Palestinian Uprising and the Gulf War *
• 23. A Peace So Near, A Peace So Far: Israeli-Palestinian Relations Since the 1991 Gulf War *
• 24. Americas Troubled Moment in the Middle East *
• 25. Patterns of Continuity and Change since the 1991 Gulf War.
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This definitive history of the modern Middle East includes significant new material covering major transformative developments over the past five years. This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the American invasion of Iraq and Iran's new influence in the region. After introducing the reader to the region's history from the origins of Islam in the seventh century, "A History of the Modern Middle East" focuses on the past two centuries of profound and often dramatic change.Although built around a framework of political history, the book also carefully integrates social, cultural, and economic developments into a single, expertly crafted account. In updating this fourth edition of the late William Cleveland's popular introductory text, Martin Bunton addresses recent transformative developments in the Middle East, charting the decline in the peace prospects between Israelis and Palestinians, elaborating upon the resurgence of Islam and the movement to global jihad, and devoting a new chapter to 'America's Moment in the Middle East', which details the aftermath of the Iraq war and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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• 1. State and Society
• 2. Press, Media and Society
• 3. Gender and Society
• 4. Religion and Society
• 5. Modern Identities
• 6. Views of the World
• 7. Redefining Tradition
• 8. Economic Change
• Index.
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The Modern Middle East is a collection of translated sources covering the period from 1700 to the present. Sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists' and travellers' accounts, literature, and official reports (including statistical data). Each document has been prefaced, translated and annotated by a specialist in the particular history and culture from which it was drawn. Enough information is provided so that every student can appreciate the value of a document and begin a further exploration either of its specific historical context or its relationship to broader themes in modern Middle Eastern history, whilst scholars will find it of value for its use in teaching and discussion. Themes covered include the expansion of state power, changing gender roles, religious revival, nationalist mobilization, increasing participation in a wider global culture and economy, and the redefinition of traditions and identities.
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• 1. State and Society
• 2. Press, Media and Society
• 3. Gender and Society
• 4. Religion and Society
• 5. Modern Identities
• 6. Views of the World
• 7. Redefining Tradition
• 8. Economic Change
• Index.
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The Modern Middle East is a collection of translated sources covering the period from 1700 to the present. Sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists' and travellers' accounts, literature, and official reports (including statistical data). Each document has been prefaced, translated and annotated by a specialist in the particular history and culture from which it was drawn. Enough information is provided so that every student can appreciate the value of a document and begin a further exploration either of its specific historical context or its relationship to broader themes in modern Middle Eastern history, whilst scholars will find it of value for its use in teaching and discussion. Themes covered include the expansion of state power, changing gender roles, religious revival, nationalist mobilization, increasing participation in a wider global culture and economy, and the redefinition of traditions and identities.
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For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement--the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe was seen as an outer darkness of barbarism and unbelief from which there was nothing to learn or to fear. And then everything changed. The West won victory after victory, first on the battlefield and then in the marketplace. In this volume, Bernard Lewis, a renowned authority an Islamic affairs, examines the anguished reaction of the Islamic world as it tried to make sense of how it had been overtaken, overshadowed, and dominated by the West. In a fascinating portrait of a culture in turmoil, Lewis shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weaponry, industry, government, education, and culture.

Why did the most advanced civilization in the world lose its power and fall under the domination of others? This book examines how Middle Easterners responded to Western challenges in war, technology, sciences, religion, gender relations and other areas between the 18th and 20th centuries. It reviews the different ways in which the question of what went wrong has been formulated, the various diagnoses of what ails the Middle East, and the prescriptions for its cure.
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• Acknowledgements. Introduction.
• 1. Confrontation With Modernity.
• 2. Change Without Benefit.
• 3. In Peril of Disintegration.
• 4. Arab Regions of the Ottoman Empire.
• 5. World War I in the Middle East.
• 6. Kemal Ataturk and the Turkish Nationalist Movement.
• 7. Palestine to
• 1945.
• 8. The Arab Region: 1914
• -1940.
• 9. Toward Independence.
• 10. Arab Nationalism.
• 11. Iran.
• 12. Reoccupation.
• 13. Effective Defiance.
• 14. Apparent Freedom.
• 15. The Challenge of Freedom After
• 1958. Bibliography. Index.
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Appropriate for courses in the History of the Middle East. This fascinating and insightful text examines the tumultuous history of the Middle East from 1800 to 1958, integrating developments all over the region into a comprehensible narrative that enables students to see the connection between significant historical events and the effects particular developments had upon one another.
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• Sketches for a Historical Portrait
• The Impact of the West
• The Quest for Freedom
• Patriotism and Nationalism
• The Revolt of Islam
• The Middle East in International Affairs.
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With this major revision of his work "The Middle East and the West" (1964), a leading Middle East historian offers a detailed history of Western-Middle Eastern relations from the late 17th century to the present day. Fully revised to cover the volatile developments of the last three decades, it sheds light on the climax and sudden end of the Cold War, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Arab-Israeli wars, the formation and activities of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the Persian Gulf War, and the Iranian revolution. Illuminating the region's geography, culture, history, language, and religion, the author explores the complex and often confusing issues of Arab nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism, and responses and reactions in the Middle East to centuries of Western influence, revealing the subtlety and sophistication of this dynamic civilization.
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During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Near East underwent profound changes. Most obviously these were political: after six hundred years of pre-eminence the Ottoman Empire collapsed, to be replaced by several smaller states in South-East Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. An account of the period.
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This clear, and authoritative text surveys the history of the region from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. It contains a general regional introduction, followed by a series of country-by-country analyses, and a section which places the Near East in the international context. Professor Yapp' s new edition covers recent dramatic events including the end of the Cold War, the Kuwait Crisis of 1990/91, and the continuing conflict in Israel, as well as assessing the huge social and economic changes in the region. It will be essential reading for students and scholars concerned with modern middle eastern history and politics of the middle east.
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• v. 1. The Ottoman Empire and the Balkan States to 1900, by G. G. Arnakis.--
• v. 2. Forty crucial years, 1900-1940.--
• v. 3. Second World War and after, 1940-1960.

• The Middle East and the powers.--Cairo and Khartoum on the Arab question, 1915-18.--The capture of Damascus, 1 October
• 1918. Appendix: Précis of the Australian war diaries.--Sir Herbert Samuel and the government of Palestine.--Saʻd Zaghlul and the British.--The genesis of the Egyptian Constitution of 1923.--Egypt and the Caliphate, 1915
• -52. Appendix: Maraghi's letter to Wingate.--Pan-Arabism and British policy.--The Kingdom of Iraq, a retrospect. Appendix: A Shiʻite proclamation.--Minorities.--Religion and politics. Appendix: A call to the Arab Christians to joint Islam.--The Chatham House version.--Bibliography (p. 463-473)