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020 _a9780143121909 (pbk.)
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_beng
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100 1 _aMansfield, Peter,
_d1928-
245 1 2 _aA history of the Middle East /
_cPeter Mansfield.
250 _aFourth edition /
_brevised and updated by Nicolas Pelham.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2013.
263 _a1309
300 _apages cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a" The definitive history of the Middle East, thoroughly revised and updated through 2012. One of the most crucial, volatile, and complex regions of the modern world, the Middle East has long confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This now-classic book, fully updated to 2012 and still the essential work on the subject, follows the historic struggles of the Middle East from Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and Syria, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Islam and its recent resurgence. For this fourth edition, Economist correspondent Nicolas Pelham contributes an extensive new section examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the situation in Iran, the region's relations with the United States under President Obama, the Arab Spring, and more"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"This is a history of the Middle East; we cannot categorize using one or the other of the Middle East selections given"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aMiddle East
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aMiddle East
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Middle East / General.
_2bisacsh
650 4 _aOriente Medio
_xHistoria
_ySiglo 19.
650 4 _aOriente Medio
_xHistoria
_ySiglo 20.
700 1 _aPelham, Nicolas.
856 4 2 _3Cover image
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963 _aMerilee Johnson; phone: 212-366-2734; fax: 212-366-2011; email: merilee.johnson@us.penguingroup.com; bc: merilee.johnson@us.penguingroup.com
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