Understand the Middle East (since 1945): Teach Yourself

by StewartRoss (Author)

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  2010

  $3.38

  
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  An essential guide to one of the world's most turbulent regions
  Understand the Middle East (since 1945) examines the origins and development of the events which have dominated the headlines for the last six decades. Covering everything from religion and politics in the aftermath of the Second World War to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, war in Iraq and the terrorism of the present day it will change the way you think about the region.
  
  
  Understand the Middle East (since 1945) includes:
  
  Chapter 1: The crossroads of the world
  What is the Middle East?
  The geography of the Middle East
  Peoples and Societies
  Religion

  Chapter 2: States and mandates: Middle Eastern politics to the end of the Second World War
  Ottoman collapse
  Three agreements
  The Arabian peninsula
  Iran
  Egypt
  Iraq
  Syria, Lebanon and Transjordan

  Chapter 3: The promised land
  Palestine
  Zion
  The British mandate
  The state of Israel

  Chapter 4: Gamal Abdul Nasser
  The First Arab-Israeli war
  A region of instability
  Nasser
  The Suez crisis

  Chapter 5: War to war
  The Suez war
  The consequences of Suez
  Between the wars
  The Palestinians
  The path to war

  Chapter 6: Divisions and developments 1967-73
  The Six Day War
  The consequences of war
  Enter Sadat and Assad
  Palestine militant
  Sadat's patience runs out
  The Fourth Arab-Israeli War
  The oil weapon

  Chapter 7: Lebanon bleeds
  Uneasy peace
  Civil war
  Israeli intervention
  Israeli invasion
  Towards settlement
  Chapter 8: Camp David
  'We can negotiate'
  Shuttle diplomacy
  A moment in history
  Camp David
  
  Chapter 9: Revolution and war
  King of Kings
  The Iranian Revolution
  The rise of Saddam Hussein

  Chapter 10: Intifada
  Fruitless negotiation
  The Palestinians
  Intifada
  The state of Palestine
  Hopes of settlement

  Chapter 11: Desert Storm
  Saddam bankrupt
  Operation Desert Shield
  Operation Desert Storm
  Repercussions and revolts

  Chapter 12: The 1990s: Searching for settlement
  Instability, religion and power
  The Declaration of Principles
  Struggling for peace
  A broader peace
  The peace process crumbles
  The Second Intifada

  Chapter 13: Decision time: 9/11 and the Arab world
  The Middle East in 2001
  9/11 and America's War on Terror
  A new millennium: 1. Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria
  A new millennium: 2. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf

  Chapter 14: Tragedy and intransigence: Iraq and Iran in the new millennium
  Insurgency and democracy
  Towards settlement
  Twenty-first-century Iran

  Chapter 15: Israel-Palestine in the new century
  New century, old problems
  Peace plans and disengagement
  Olmert, Abbas and Hamas
  More jaw, more war
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  Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
  
  Not got much time?
  One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

  Author insights
  Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

  Test yourself
  Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

  Extend your knowledge
  Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.

  Five things to remember
  Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

  Try this
  Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.