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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784802803321

Titolo

The modern Middle East [[electronic resource] ] : a sourcebook for history / / edited by Camron Michael Amin, Benjamin C. Fortna, and Elizabeth Frierson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-383-04040-0

1-281-16425-9

9786611164256

0-19-151464-0

1-4294-7066-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (698 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AminCamron Michael

FortnaBenjamin C

FriersonElizabeth Brown <1959->

Disciplina

956/.015

Soggetti

Middle East History 1517-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 636-637) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Maps; 1. State and society; 2. Press, media, and society; 3. Gender and society; 4. Religion and society; 5. Modern identities; 6. Views of the world; 7. Redefining tradition; 8. Economic change; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Modern Middle East is a themed collection of translated sources covering official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists' and travelers' accounts, literature, and official reports. Each document is presented and put in its historical context by an expert, providing a highly useful resource for the study of the Middle East from 1700 to the present day. - ;The Modern Middle East is a collection of translated sources covering the period from 1700 to the present. Sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists