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020			_a9780813343884 (pbk.)
049			_aUNISSA.
084			_aDS62 G64 2010
100	1		_aGoldschmidt, Arthur, _d 1938-
245	1	2	_aA concise history of the Middle East / _cArthur Goldschmidt Jr., Lawrence Davidson.
250			_a9th ed.
260			_aBoulder, CO : _bWestview Press, _cc2010.
300			_axvi, 555 p. : _bmaps ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction -- The Middle East before Muhammad -- The prophet of Mecca -- What is Islam? -- The early Arab conquests -- The High Caliphate -- Shiites and Turks, Crusaders and Mongols -- Islamic civilization -- Firearms, slaves, and empires -- European interests and imperialism -- Westernizing reform in the nineteenth century -- The rise of nationalism -- The roots of Arab bitterness -- Modernizing rulers in the independent states -- Egypt and the fertile crescent under European control -- The contest for Palestine -- Israel’s rebirth and the rise of Arab nationalism -- War and the quest for peace -- The reassertion of Islamic power -- The Gulf War and the peace process -- The war on terrorism -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Appendix table 1: Basic statistics for Middle Eastern countries -- Appendix table 2: How many Palestinians?
650		0	_aMiddle East _x History.
700	1		_aDavidson, Lawrence, _d 1945-
997			_a1050040232 (UNISSA, c.1)
999			_c12738 _d12738
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