A history of the modern Middle East / William L. Cleveland, late of Simon Fraser University, Martin Bunton, University of Victoria.

By:

Cleveland, William L

Contributor(s):

Bunton, Martin P

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boulder : Westview Press, 2013Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xix, 580 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9780813348339 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Middle East -- History -- 1517-

DDC classification:

Summary: This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the impact of US foreign policies. After introducting the reader to the region's history from the origins of Islam in the seventh century, A History of the Modern Middle East focuses on the past two centuries of profound and often dramatic change. Although built around a framework of political history, the book also carefully integrates social, cultural, and economic developments into a single expertly crafted account. In updating this fifth edition of the late William L. Cleveland's popular introductory text, Martin Bunton provides a thorough account of the major transformative developments over the past four years, including a new chapter on the tumultuous Arab uprisings and the participation of Islamist parties in a new political order in the Middle East.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	956 CLE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000007160

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 545-567) and index.

This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the impact of US foreign policies. After introducting the reader to the region's history from the origins of Islam in the seventh century, A History of the Modern Middle East focuses on the past two centuries of profound and often dramatic change. Although built around a framework of political history, the book also carefully integrates social, cultural, and economic developments into a single expertly crafted account. In updating this fifth edition of the late William L. Cleveland's popular introductory text, Martin Bunton provides a thorough account of the major transformative developments over the past four years, including a new chapter on the tumultuous Arab uprisings and the participation of Islamist parties in a new political order in the Middle East.