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A Revolutionary Year: The Middle East in 1958 (Library of Modern Middle East)
Roger Louis (Ed.)
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Hardcover. 1958 was a turning point in the history of the Middle East and the Arab World. The Arabs seemed to be splitting from the West and realigning itself with the Communists. This gap was bridged by US military dominance, the UN, and lucrative links between the Iraqi regime and western petrol companies. Editor(s): Louis, Roger; Owen, Roger. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
The year 1958 was a dramatic turning point in the history of the Middle East and the Arab World: Lebanon was in turmoil; Iraq underwent revolution. The West-backed King Faisal of Iraq and Crown Prince Abdallah were deposed and killed by a military coup led by Abd al-Karim Qasim and the new republic was proclaimed on the 14th July. Led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab world seemed to be splitting from the West and, some claimed, realigning itself with the communist world. Here is a seminal work by world-class scholars - required reading for anyone with a serious interest ... Read more
The year 1958 was a dramatic turning point in the history of the Middle East and the Arab World: Lebanon was in turmoil; Iraq underwent revolution. The West-backed King Faisal of Iraq and Crown Prince Abdallah were deposed and killed by a military coup led by Abd al-Karim Qasim and the new republic was proclaimed on the 14th July. Led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Arab world seemed to be splitting from the West and, some claimed, realigning itself with the communist world. Here is a seminal work by world-class scholars - required reading for anyone with a serious interest ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860644023
SKU
V9781860644023
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About Roger Louis (Ed.)
Wm. Roger Louis is Kerr Professor of English History and Cultures at the University of Texas at Austin and Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. Roger Owen is A.J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard University. He is the co-author of A History of Middle East Economies in the Twentieth Century and Middle East in the World Economy ... Read more
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