Longman Companion to the Middle East Since 1914 (Longman Companions To History)

by RitchieOvendale (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $5.33

  First published in 1992 this Companion quickly established itself as an invaluable aid to all those studying the troubled history of the modern Middle East. Now thoroughly updated throughout, the book explores the emergence of the modern nation states of the Middle East; the foundation of Israel; the Suez crisis; the significance of oil; the Arab-Israeli wars and the peace process; the rise of revolutionary Islam; the Palestinian issue; the troubles of Lebanon; the Iran-Iraq War; the Gulf War and its aftermath.