A History of the Middle East: Second Edition

Peter Mansfield

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Edité par Penguin Putnam Inc, 2004

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For more than four thousand years, the Middle East has provided a setting for titanic struggles between great civilizations and religions. In the twentieth century it became the focus of rivalry between the European powers as the last major Islamic empire of the Ottoman Turks crumbled and collapsed. The discovery of the world's greatest oil reserves gave the region global economic importance as well as a unique strategic value. In this masterly work of synthesis, Peter Mansfield draws on his experience as a journalist and historian to form a picture of the political and social history of the meeting point of Occident and Orient over the last two centuries, from Bonaparte's marauding invasion of Egypt to the start of the Gulf War. In two penetrating final chapters, Peter Mansfield discusses Saddam Hussein and the prospects for the future. Peter Mansfield (1928-1996) was born in Ranchi, India and was educated at Winchester and Cambridge. For over thirty years, he wrote and broadcasted about the contemporary affairs and history of the Middle East, corresponding regularly for the Financial Times, Economist, and London Sunday Times. His books include Who's Who in the Arab World and The Arabs.…

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Titre
A History of the Middle East: Second Edition
Auteur
Peter Mansfield
Éditeur
Penguin Putnam Inc
Année de publication
2004
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Fair
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Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0143034332
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780143034339
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2ème Édition

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