A History of the Middle East (5th Edn) ISBN 9780141988467

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ISBN

9780141988467

Released

2019

Format

print book

Length

608 pages

Publisher

Penguin

Edition

5

Audience

general, students, teachers

Author/s

Nicolas Pelham, Peter Mansfield

About the author/s

Nicolas Pelham

Peter Mansfield

The definitive history of the Middle East, fully updated to include a full account of the Syrian Civil War

Over the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This now-classic book, fully updated, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from Napoleon’s assault on Egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations, the Palestinian question and Islamic resurgence.

For this new edition, Economist journalist and Middle East correspondent Nicolas Pelham has written extensive new material examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the aftermaths of the ‘Arab Spring’, the situation in Iran, the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict and the unfolding disasters of the Syrian and Yemeni civil war.