A Short History of the Middle East. From the Rise of Islam to Modern Times

Kirk, George E.:

Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1964

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Sprache: Deutsch fester Einband 8;; 340 Seiten; Bibliotheksstempel auf Rückseite Haupttitel, geringe farbliche Unregelmäßigkeit von sauber abgelöster Etikette; einige Karten - THE PRESENT volume has grown out of a course of lectures delivered in 1945-7 at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies . (then located in Jerusalem) to British students who required a general grounding in Middle East history and current affairs to assist in fitting them for active careers in that region, but not to make them historical specialists. The views expressed throughout were not required to conform to any official programme or doctrine; there was no access to unpublished official information; and a fortiori the Centre bears no responsibility for the new material introduced into the later editions, which has been coloured by the authors subsequent experience at Beirut and now at Harvard. Chapter VIII was entirely re-written for the Fourth Edition by a colleague in the American University of Beirut, Mr. Arthur Mills, and has not been retouched except for bringing the oil figures up to date. The final chapter has been updated to the beginning of 1960; included are portions from the authors article The Middle Eastern Scene, which appeared in The Year Book of World Affairs, 1960 (reprinted here by permission of the London Institute of World Affairs). There are three appendices on topics which have called for recent reconsideration of views expressed in the body of the work; and a number of important additions have been made to the List of Authorities, especially with regard to the final chapter. - - - 7. Auflage.

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• Title: A Short History of the Middle East. From the Rise of Islam to Modern Times
• Publisher: Methuen & Co, London
• Publication Date: 1964
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