Book by Dilip Hiro
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First published in 1982, Inside the Middle East is a definitive study of the region. It provides a clear, concise description of the complex social, political and economic life of the Middle East. Beginning with an outline of the birth and growth of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula and the history of Israel and the Jews since 1020 B.C., the book is split in to five geographical and thematic parts. This thorough analysis in particular examines the forces at work within the Arab world, the domestic politics and economy of Israel and the state’s relationship with the West and the Soviet Bloc, and the relationship between the Arabs and the West since the Ottoman Empire. Dilip Hiro concludes with an overall analysis of the past in social, economic and political terms and considers the various possibilities for the future of the Middle East. Containing an unprecedented wealth of information and insight, this fascinating work presents a comprehensive understanding of the world’s richest and most volatile region. It remains of great relevance to scholars and students of Middle Eastern politics and history.
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, gently used book with faint wear to cover edges, solidly bound. internals clean, no marks of any kind. comprehensive understanding of the complex social, political, and economic life of the world's richest, most heavily armed region. The author begins with an outline of the birth of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula with a historical background of the Palestinians and the thirteen Arab States and goes on to the history of Israel and the Jews since 1020 B .C Hiro examines the conservative, centrist, and leftist forces at work in the Arab world and deals at length with Western involvement in the region's oil since 1908. and what the future might hold for the Middle East.471 pages. Page Notes, Bibliography, Index. 9" x 6". 1982, McGraw-Hill Companies, New York. N° de réf. du vendeur 027848
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