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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820123803321

Titolo

The modern Middle East : 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

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (698 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

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

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

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 travellers' accounts, literature, and official reports. Each document is presented and put in its historical context.