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Author:

Kamrava, Mehran, 1964-

Title:

The modern Middle East : a political history since the First World War / Mehran Kamrava.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

University of California Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xv, 520 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Middle East--History--20th century.
Middle East--History--21st century.
Middle East--Politics and government--20th century.
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

From Islam to the Great War -- From territories to independent states -- The age of nationalism -- The Arab-Israeli wars -- The Iranian Revolution -- The Gulf wars and beyond -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- The challenge of economic development -- States and their opponents -- The question of democracy -- Challenges facing the Middle East.

ISBN:

0520267753 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780520267756 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0520267745 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780520267749 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)637715343

LCCN:

2010023250

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)