The modern Middle East : a political history since the First World War /
Mehran Kamrava.
- Third edition.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (572 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part I. 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 -- Part II. Issues in Middle Eastern politics -- States and their opponents -- Repression and rebellion -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- The challenge of economic development -- Challenges facing the Middle East.