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008			130604s2019 uk b b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780141988467
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda
082	7	4	_a956 _223 _bM287
100	1		_aMansfield, Peter, _d1928- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aA history of the Middle East / _cPeter Mansfield
250			_aFifth edition / _brevised and updated by Nicolas Pelham.
264		1	_aUnited Kingdom : _bPenguin Books, _c2019
300			_axiii, 588 pages : _bmap ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent _btxt
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a" The definitive history of the Middle East, thoroughly revised and updated through 2012. One of the most crucial, volatile, and complex regions of the modern world, the Middle East has long confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. This now-classic book, fully updated to 2012 and still the essential work on the subject, follows the historic struggles of the Middle East from Napoleon's campaign in Egypt and Syria, through the slow decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire, to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of Islam and its recent resurgence. For this fourth edition, Economist correspondent Nicolas Pelham contributes an extensive new section examining recent developments throughout the Middle East, including the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the situation in Iran, the region's relations with the United States under President Obama, the Arab Spring, and more"--
520			_a"This is a history of the Middle East; we cannot categorize using one or the other of the Middle East selections given"--
650		4	_aMiddle East _xHistory _y19th century.
651		0	_aMiddle East _xHistory _y20th century.
700	1		_aPelham, Nicolas.
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uftp://ppftpuser:[email protected]/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780143121909.jpg
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