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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150350503321

Autore

Kirk George E (George Eden), <1911-1993, >

Titolo

A short history of the Middle East : from the rise of Islam to modern times / / George E. Kirk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-138-22197-X

1-315-40914-3

1-315-40912-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Routledge Library Editions : History of the Middle East ; ; Volume 11

Disciplina

950

Soggetti

Middle East History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1948 by Methuen and Company Limited.

Nota di contenuto

1. A.D. 600 : the Middle East in disintegration -- 2. The rise and decline of the Muslim civilization, (610-1517) -- 3. The Ottoman and Persian Empires, and the growth of European Enterprise (1517-1770) -- 4. Britain and her rivals in the Middle East (1770-1914) -- 5. Modernization and the growth of nationalism, (1800-1917) -- 6. The struggle for independence (1918-39) -- 7. The Second World War and after (1939-48) -- 8. Present-day economic and social conditions -- 9. Russia and the Middle East (1907-47) -- 10. The western powers and the Middle East to-day.

Sommario/riassunto

This book, first published in 1948, grew out of a series of lectures delivered since the War at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies to British students who required a solid grounding in Middle East history and politics to assist in fitting them for active careers in the region. These lectures, by a leading specialist on Middle Eastern history, generated such interest that they were adapted and published in book form for a wider reading public. The book forms a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Middle East.