TY - GEN AU - Kamrava,Mehran TI - The modern Middle East: a political history since the First World War SN - 0520241495 (cloth : alk. paper) U1 - 956.04 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press, KW - Middle East KW - History KW - 20th century KW - BUEsh KW - Reading book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A political history of the Middle East -- From Islam to the great war -- From territories to independent states -- The age of nationalism -- The Arab-Israel wars -- The Iranian revolution -- The Gulf wars and beyond -- Issues in Middle Eastern politics -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- The challenge of economic development -- States and their opponents -- The question of democracy -- Challenges facing the Middle East UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/2004008821.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal051/2004008821.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008821.html ER -