A concise history of the Middle East

Author(s)

• Goldschmidt, Arthur

Bibliographic Information

A concise history of the Middle East

Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr.

Westview Press, 1996

5th ed

• pbk. : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Introducing the history of the Middle East from the beginnings of Islam to the present, this fifth edition includes coverage of the aftermath of the Gulf War and issues surrounding the "Palestine question". Written for undergraduates, and assuming no prior knowledge of Middle Eastern history, this text focuses on the evolution of Islamic institutions and culture, the influence of the West, the modernization efforts of Middle Eastern governments, the struggle of various peoples for political independence, the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the reassertion of Islamic values and power.

Table of Contents

• The physical setting
• the Middle East before Muhammad
• the prophet of Mecca
• what is Islam?
• the early Arab conquests
• the high caliphate
• Shi'is and Turks, Crusaders and Mongols
• Islamic civilization
• Muslim empires in the gunpowder era
• European interests and imperialism
• westernizing reform in the 19th century
• the rise of nationalism
• the roots of Arab bitterness
• modernizing rulers in the independent states
• Egypt's struggles for independence
• 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.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA26725512
• ISBN:
  • 0813325285
  • 0813325293
• LCCN: 95035072
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boulder, Colo.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 465 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS62
  • DC20 : 956
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Middle East -- History