Pappe, Ilan

The modern Middle East Ilan Pappe - London : Routledge, c2005. - xiii, 344 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-332) and index.

Introduction: whose 'modern times'? -- Political history -- Economic history -- The rural history of the Middle East in the twentieth century -- Urban history -- Popular culture: music, dance and poetry -- The history of the written word -- Theatre, cinema, radio and television -- Histories of Middle Eastern women -- The many faces of Islam in the twenty-first century: three final aspects.

A comprehensive view of the region and its recent history in a post 9/11 world, this textbook on the modern Middle East examines its urban, rural, cultural and women's histories over its political and economic history.

9780415214094

2005008322

GBA506597 bnb


Middle East--Politics and government--20th century
Middle East--Economic conditions--20th century

DS63.1 / .P37 2005

956.04

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