A History of the Modern Middle East, Fourth Edition

Bunton, Martin,Cleveland, William L

ISBN 10: 0813343747 / ISBN 13: 9780813343747

Published by Westview Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of the Modern Middle East, Fourth Edition
• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813343747
• ISBN 13: 9780813343747
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

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 American invasion of Iraq and Iran’s new influence in the region. After introducing 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 fourth edition of the late William Cleveland’s popular introductory text, Martin Bunton addresses recent transformative developments in the Middle East, charting the decline in the peace prospects between Israelis and Palestinians, elaborating upon the resurgence of Islam, and devoting a new chapter to “America’s Troubled Moment in the Middle East,” which details the aftermath of the Iraq war and Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

About the Author

The late William L. Cleveland was professor of history at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Martin Bunton is an associate professor of history at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. He is the author of Colonial Land Policies in Palestine, 1917–1936 (2007).