| Description |
xiii, 506 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-490) and index. |
| Summary |
A history of the Middle East, roughly from 1900 to 1960. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. 1900-1918. Straws in the wind -- Getting up steam -- Something connected with a camel -- Tale of two cities -- pt. 2. 1918-1936. Cairo rose -- Uncharted territory -- Three wee kings of orient are -- Stifling Syria -- Stranger than history -- pt. 3. 1936-1945. Arab reawakening -- Sideshows of war -- Taking sides -- pt. 4. 1945-1960. Cold wars, hot tempers -- Palestine partitioned -- Coup and countercoup -- Game up. |
| Subject |
Middle East.
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1900-1960
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| ISBN |
0393058492 |
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9780393058499 |
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