Trimnell, Edward. <br/><br/>
Understanding the Middle East :  history, religion, and the clash of cultures / 
Edward Trimnell. 
 - Cincinnati, Ohio :  Beechmont Crest Pub.,  2007. 
 - 400 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliography and index. 
<br/><br/>The ancient Middle East --  The birth and rise of Islam --  Understanding the Crusades --  The basics of Islam --  A millennium of change in the Middle East --  Zionism and the modern state of Israel --  Iran: the Islamic republic --  The story of Saudi Arabia --  Iraq before Saddam Hussein --  Saddam Hussein's Iraq --  Islamic fundamentalism and global terror --  Beyond the Middle East: the clash of cultures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780974833064 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--History.<br/>Middle East--Religion.<br/>Middle East--Social life and customs.