Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-356) and index.
Contents:
Introducing the Middle East -- The Fertile Crescent: birthplace of agriculture -- Mesopotamia: the cradle of civilization -- Power struggles: kingdoms at war -- Masters of the know world: the age of empires -- Under occupation: Hellenistic and Roman conquerors -- Search for origins: the rediscovery of the Middle East -- Chronology.
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