The Middle East : a history
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The Middle East : a history
（McGraw-Hill higher education）
McGraw-Hill, c2004
6th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Praised for its straightforward and accessible style, this text provides a general introduction to the chief elements in Middle Eastern history, allowing readers to proceed into more specialized topics and themes with a solid understanding of the most current scholarship in the field.
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LIST OF MAPS LIST OF CHARTS AND GENEALOGIES PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 1. Geographic Prologue 2. Pre-Islamic Politics and Society in the Middle East Part One: THE RISE AND SPREAD OF ISLAM 3. Muhammad: His Life and Leadership 4. The Establishment of the Muslim State 5. The Spread and Organization of the Muslim Empire Under the Umayyads 6. The Flowering of the Muslim World Under the Early Abbasids 7. Islam 8. Muslim Theology and Law 9. Muslim Civilization and the Middle East 10. Social Patterns 11. The Early Medieval Middle East 12. The Late Medieval Middle East Part Two: The Ottoman and Safavid Empires 13. The Byzantine Empire 14. Ottoman Origins and Early History 15. The Winning of the Ottoman Empire 16. Expansion of the Ottoman Empire 17. Institutions of the Ottoman Empire 18. The Ottoman Empire as a World Power 19. The Flowering and Collapse of Safavid Iran 20. The Transformation of the Ottoman Empire 21. The Retreat of the Ottoman Empire Begins Part Three: THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY MIDDLE EAST 22. The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon 23. Mahmud II: Greek Nationalism and Ottoman Reform 24. Mehmet Ali, Ismail, and the Development of Egypt 25. Ottoman Tanzimat and European Ambitions 26. Abdulhamid II and Autocratic Reform 27. The Young Turks and Nationalism 28. British Occupation of Egypt and the Sudan 29. Oajar Iran and Reform 30. Iran's Constitutional Revolution 31. Impact of World War I upon the Middle East Part Four: THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER WORLD WAR I 32. The Turkish Republic Under Ataturk 33. Iran Between the Two World Wars 34. Egypt, the Sudan, and Libya 35. Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq Under the Mandate System 36. Palestine and Transjordan 37. World War II and the Middle East 38. Turkey Becomes More Democratic 39. Iran: Oil, Nationalism, and Royal Dictatorship 40. The Islamic Republic of Iran, the Collapse of the Soviet Union, and War in Afghanistan 41. The Partition of Palestine: Israel and Hashimite Jordan 42. Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians After 1967 43. The Egyptian Republic and Independent Sudan 44. Egypt, Sudan, and Libya Since 1970 45. Independent Lebanon and Syria 46. Iraq Since World War II 47. Smaller Arabian States 48. Yemen 49. Saudi Arabia and Oil 50. Trends Since 1945 Chronology C-1 Glossary G-1 Index I-1
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