The Middle East
Subtitle: the nations, their histories, and their conflicts
By: Jacob M. Fellure & Brian Thornton
Contributors: Thornton, Brian, 1965-
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781435115972
Notes: Originally published as The everything Middle East book.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-67) and index.
Table of contents: title: What does "The Middle East" mean?; title: The cradle of civilization; title: Rise of the empires; title: Ancient Judaism; title: Early Christianity; title: The Byzantine Empire; title: Early Islam; title: Islamic empires and European colonies; title: A new empire is born; title: World war and change; title: Modern Middle East mosaic; title: Israel/Palestine : all eyes on Jerusalem; title: Egypt : heart of the Arab World; title: Saudi Arabia : crossroads of Islam; title: Iraq : British colony to Bathist beginnings; title: Iraq : the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein; title: Iran : the Shiite state; title: Turkey : modern and democratic; title: Tackling the tough issues; title: Where's the peace?; title: Recent turbulence in the Middle East.