The Middle East Today / Edition 6

by Don Peretz

Overview

In this completely updated sixth edition, Peretz offers a comprehensive introduction to the history, politics, and contemporary life of the Middle East. This is the book for those who have little or no previous academic background to the region.

Since its initial publication in 1963, this definitive survey has been widely acclaimed and frequently used in history and political science classes. As with previous editions, this volume offers a basic understanding of the forces that shape life and politics in Israel, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States, and is up to date through the September 1993 Israeli-P.L.O. accords.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275945756
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/25/1994
Edition description:	6th ed
Pages:	610
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

DON PERETZ is Professor Emeritus, State University of New York, Binghamton. In addition to publishing widely on the Middle East, he has served as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Middle East Jourbanal and the Board of Directors of the Middle East Studies Association of North America.

Table of Contents

Maps, Preface
What Is the Middle East?
Islam: Past and Present
Rise and Fall of the Ottomans
The Middle East and the West before World War I
The Middle East and the West since World War I
Arab Nationalism
Modern Turkey
Origins of Modern Egypt
Revolutionary Egypt
Zionism
The State of Israel
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
The Republic of Lebanon
The Republic of Syria
Iraq
The Arabian Peninsula
Iran
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

An introduction to the subject for those with little or no previous academic study of the region. The early chapters trace the historical background of the area generally; later ones focus on more specific contemporary consequences of past events. Based on original and secondary sources, as well as the author's personal experiences in the region as a journalist and researcher. The selected bibliography includes brief annotations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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