The Modern Middle East
Subtitle: A Political History since the First World War
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: January 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9780520241497
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; 20th century; Middle East - General; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Middle East; Ethnic Studies - General; General; Political Science / General
First sentence: Since the Middle East is home to some of the world's earliest civilizations, it is difficult to choose a starting point for examining its political history, for no matter how far back the investigator searches, there still seem to be deeper layers of historical and political developments that influenced the course of later events.