Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East Since the First World War - Couverture souple

Fraser, T G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1914979079 ISBN 13 : 9781914979071

Editeur : Haus Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

A history of the last century of tensions in the Middle East.

In an accessible survey of the last century, Contested Lands tells the story of the Middle East since the First World War: what happened, why, and what it all means today.

With a focus on the many conflicts in the region over the last one hundred years, T. G. Fraser analyses the faultlines of the tension: the damaging legacies of imperialism; the creation of the State of Israel; the competition between secular, autocratic rulers and emerging democratic and theocratic forces; and the rise – and fall – of Arab nationalism in the face of fraying regional alliances and the Islamic revival.

Against this backdrop comes the twenty-first century, marked first by the tragedy of 9/11, then the ‘Arab Spring’, Syria’s civil war and now the Israel-Palestine conflict. And in the midst of it all, complex social and economic change has transformed the region. In Contested Lands, T. G. Fraser untangles the threads of history in the Middle East and, in doing so, weaves a detailed and insightful picture of a troubled region and why its heritage remains important today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

T. G. Fraser is professor emeritus of the University of Ulster and the author of The Makers of the Modern Middle East and Chaim Weizmann: The Zionist Dream.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Haus Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1914979079
• ISBN 13: 9781914979071
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible