MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2009005664
003 DLC
005 20100413101245.0
008 090206s2010 coub b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009005664
020 $a9780813343884 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0813343887 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn225874890
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050 00 $aDS62$b.G64 2010
082 00 $a956$222
100 1 $aGoldschmidt, Arthur,$d1938-
245 12 $aA concise history of the Middle East /$cArthur Goldschmidt Jr., Lawrence Davidson.
250 $a9th ed.
260 $aBoulder, CO :$bWestview Press,$cc2010.
300 $axvi, 555 p. :$bmaps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- The Middle East before Muhammad -- The prophet of Mecca -- What is Islam? -- 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 under European control -- 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 -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Appendix table 1: Basic statistics for Middle Eastern countries -- Appendix table 2: How many Palestinians?
651 0 $aMiddle East$xHistory.
700 1 $aDavidson, Lawrence,$d1945-