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The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands
Jeremy Salt
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Description for The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands
Paperback. Chronicles the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. This book examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to the war in Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Written for those who want to know more about the Middle East than the mainstream media is willing or able to tell, this book begins by examining a question that has been asked by numerous commentators since September 11, 2001: 'Why do they hate us?' Jeremy Salt offers the background essential for understanding the Middle East today by chronicling the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. In lucid detail, he examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to ... Read more
Written for those who want to know more about the Middle East than the mainstream media is willing or able to tell, this book begins by examining a question that has been asked by numerous commentators since September 11, 2001: 'Why do they hate us?' Jeremy Salt offers the background essential for understanding the Middle East today by chronicling the long and bloody history of Western intervention in Arab lands. In lucid detail, he examines the major events that have shaped the region - ranging from the French in Algeria and the British in Egypt in the nineteenth century to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520261709
SKU
V9780520261709
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99-1
About Jeremy Salt
Jeremy Salt teaches in the Department of Political Science at Bilkent University in Ankara and is author of Imperialism, Evangelism, and the Ottoman Armenians, 1878-1896.
Reviews for The Unmaking of the Middle East: A History of Western Disorder in Arab Lands
Should be mandatory reading for all Western policy makers, academics and intelligent lay public thinking about yet another invasion of any Middle Eastern state. Cookeville Herald-Citizen A general history that will give newspaper readers an alternative account of the major political events in the modern Middle East. The Historian