Author: George E. Kirk
Publisher: Hesperides Press
ISBN: 1443725684
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Contents Page INTRODUCTION A.D.600, THE MIDDLE EAST IN DISINTEGRATION THE RISE AND DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM CIVILIZATION, (610-1517) THE OTTOMAN AND PERSIAN EMPIRES, AND THE GROWTH OF EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE (1517-1770) BRITAIN AND HER RIVALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (I770-I9I4) MODERNIZATION AND THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM, (1800-1917) THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (1918-39) THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER (1939-48) PRESENT-DAY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS RUSSIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST (1907-47) THE WESTERN POWERS AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO-DAY LIST OF AUTHORITIES INDEX Maps1. THE MIDDLE EAST2. THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY3. THE EXPANSION OF THE ARAB EMPIRE4. MUSLIM DOMINION IN THE TENTH CENTURY5. PRINCIPAL MUSLIM DYNASTIES6. THE CRUSADER CJ3EACH-HEAD?7. MONGOL INVASIONS8. THE EXPANSION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE9. THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE* IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY10. THE CDRANG NACH OSTEN?11. ARAB ASIA, 191412.'UNPARTITIONABLE' PALESTINE13. MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC RESOURCES14. PERSIANS, KURDS AND THE U.S.S.R.
Language: en
Pages: 320
Pages: 320
Contents Page INTRODUCTION A.D.600, THE MIDDLE EAST IN DISINTEGRATION THE RISE AND DECLINE OF THE MUSLIM CIVILIZATION, (610-1517) THE OTTOMAN AND PERSIAN EMPIRES, AND THE GROWTH OF EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE (1517-1770) BRITAIN AND HER RIVALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST (I770-I9I4) MODERNIZATION AND THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM, (1800-1917) THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
Language: en
Pages: 160
Pages: 160
Western civilization began in the Middle East: Judaism and Christianity, as well as Islam, were born there. For over a millennium, the Islamic empires were ahead of the West in learning, technology and medicine, and were militarily far more powerful. It took another three hundred centuries for the West to
Language: en
Pages: 528
Pages: 528
An introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, this widely acclaimed text by Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment. This book explores the evolution of Islamic institutions and culture, the influence of
Language: en
Pages: 536
Pages: 536
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Language: en
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
The economic history of the Middle East and North Africa is quite extraordinary. This is an axiomatic statement, but the very nature of the economic changes that have stemmed directly from the effects of oil resources in these areas has tended to obscure longterm patterns of economic change and the
Language: en
Pages: 353
Pages: 353
As the birthplace of three principal religions, the Middle East is holy to 15 million Jews, 2 billion Christians, and 1 billion Muslims. As the cradle of western civilization, it is fundamental to world history, the place where humans transformed themselves from nomadic hunters to settled farmers capable of building
Language: en
Pages: 780
Pages: 780
Praised for its straightforward and accessible style, this text provides a general introduction to the chief elements in Middle Eastern history, allowing readers to proceed into more specialized topics and themes with a solid understanding of the most current scholarship in the field
Language: en
Pages: 340
Pages: 340
The great cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the discovery and wider use over the last few decades of Islamic court records and Ottoman administrative documents, our knowledge of Middle Eastern cities between the seventeenth and early twentieth
Language: en
Pages: 48
Pages: 48
Focuses on the modern history of the region, examining struggles for independence, the development of major movements, and the rise of terrorism.
Language: en
Pages: 321
Pages: 321
Population History of the Middle East and the Balkans collects together the work of Justin McCarthy on Ottoman demographics in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.