Contested Lands: A History of the Middle East Since the First World War - Softcover

Fraser, T. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1914979079 ISBN 13: 9781914979071

Verlag: Haus Publishing, 2024

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A history of the last century of tensions in the Middle East.

Until the First World War, the Ottoman Empire had dominated the Middle East for four centuries. Its collapse, coupled with the subsequent clash of European imperial policies, unleashed a surge of political feelings among the people of the Middle East as they vied for national self-determination. Over the century that followed, the region has become almost synonymous with unrest and conflict.
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An accessible survey of the last century, Contested Lands tells the story of what happened in the Middle East and what it means today. T. G. Fraser analyzes the fault lines of the tension, including the damage brought by imperialism, the creation of the State of Israel, competition between secular rulers and emerging democratic and theocratic forces, and the rise of Arab Nationalism in the face of fraying regional alliances and the Islamic revival. Fraser offers a close look at how the events of the twenty-first century—the tragedy of 9/11, the Arab Spring, and Syria’s civil war—have combined with complex social and economic changes to transform the region. Untangling the history of the Middle East, this book offers a detailed and insightful picture of the region and why its heritage remains important today.

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T. G. Fraser is professor emeritus of the University of Ulster and the author of The Makers of the Modern Middle East and Chaim Weizmann: The Zionist Dream.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Haus Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1914979079
• ISBN 13: 9781914979071
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
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