History of the Middle East
By: David Downing
Series: World Almanac Library of the Middle East
Publisher: World Almanac Library
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780836873368; 9780836873436
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History
Description: - Primary source quotations - Maps - Time lines - Sources of further information - Glossary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The Middle East; title: 1. From ancient times to 1920; title: 2. The struggle for independence; title: 3. Arab unity and war with Israel; title: 4. Oil and the cold war; title: 5. Islamization; title: - 6. Saddam Hussein; title: 7. The Middle East today; title: Time line; title: Glossary; title: Further resources; title: About the author; title: Index.