These tensions are encapsulated in the character of hypa, a monk who struggles internally between his faith and his pagan inclinations towards the magical, the erotic and the poetic. Geographically, the middle east can be thought of as western asia with the addition of egypt which is the nonmaghreb region of northern africa and with the exclusion of the caucasus. I have also included some overtly proisrael works to understand that veiw. Searchable book database c lick here to find books by topic, country or title.
It is a tool to refute the lies, twisted facts and halftruths that are spread daily around the globe. Middle east books and more is advertised in and supported by aets primary project, the washington report on middle east affairs, a magazine published eight times per year in washington, dc. Bernard lewiss the middle east is a thorough and comprehensive history of the region, though overwhelmingly focused on the muslimarab dominance of this region. Bringing together the social and economic history of the middle east over centuries, houranis authoritative text is a mustread. Listening to history of the middle east on 14 cds during my work commute kept my attention from start to finish. Summary of middle east history and problems this is it.
Historical biography middle east, middle eastern history, books. In a sixpart series, the middle east and the west, a troubled history, npr s mike shuster examines the nearly 1,000year history of western involvement in the middle east. In this masterful work, mansfield explores two centuries of history in the volatile middle east, creating a revealing political and social portrait. Concise history of the middle east islamic books, islamic. Cleveland this comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern middle eastern history, from the ottoman and egyptian reforms, through the challenge of western imperialism, to the impact of us foreign policies. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyones favorite figure of minor french nobility is. Bernard lewis, professor of near eastern studies at princeton university, considered one of the worlds foremost authorities on the middle east, spans 2000 years of this regions history, searching in the past for answers to questions that will inevitably arise in the future. What are some good historical novels on the middle east. The following is her top 15 book choices written by authors from the middle east region.
If you dont know where to begin, here are some entry points that might tickle your fancy. I loved this list and found so many great book recommendations i cant wait to get a hold of some of these gems. But as such, it is also forcibly a history of the middle east s most powerful economic and political engine of the 20th century. Middle east category history of afghanistan wikipedia, 2014 afghanistan meaning land of the afghans has been a strategically important location throughout history. The middle east at this period was a region of religious change.
Said argued that orientalism, in the sense of the western scholarship about the eastern world, is inextricably tied to the imperialist societies who produced it, which makes much orientalist work inherently political and. The israelipalestinian conflict issues in a nutshell. May 19, 2006 the middle east in a nutshell cecil123. Set in the 5th century ad, in a preislamic egypt and syria, azazeel is a tale of extraordinary magical realism, depicting the tensions between the new christian religion and the timehonoured pagan beliefs. A member of the perseus books group a concise history of the middle east ninth edition arthur goldschmidt jr. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. I asked sumaiyya to share with us her top recommended books from the middle east.
An elementary knowledge of the geography both of the ancient near east such as mesopotamia and persia and the modern middle east will help the reader or listener keep up with mansfield who writes at breakneck speed. The fall of the ottoman empire and the creation of the modern middle east by david fromki. History the middle east is a place where history is being remade daily. The author himself admits as much, writing in the preface, any attempt to present two thousand years of the history of a rich, varied and vibrant region within the compass of a single volume must necessarily omit much.
In some places in the middle east, secular culture flourishes. Students interested in this subfield should contact professor. New mystery religions such as mithraism were spreading in the region. Over the centuries the middle east has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Subtitled a brief history of the last 2000 years, this over four hundred page book cannot help being a bit like jumbo shrimp. Middle eastern history, students will be expected to synthesize the arguments and evidence of at least fifteen of the following books and articles. Online shopping for middle east history books in the books store. Above all, christianity was born in judaea and galillee, and began spreading around the middle east from after 30 ce.
History of middle east lonely planet travel information. In this masterful work, mansfield explores two centuries of history in the volatile middle east, creating a. Free ebooks, middle eastern history, history, nook books. Dec 01, 2008 brief history of the middle east slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The cities of salt trilogy by abdulrahman munif, about the coming of the oil industry to an unnamed country thats an awful lot like saudi arabia. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2009, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from napoleons assault on egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the ottoman empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations, the palestinian question and islamic. Palestine was later conquered and inhabited by arabs for over a thousand years. The written history of afghanistan can be traced back to around 500 bce when the area was under the achaemenid empire. Discount middle eastern history books and flat rate shipping of. Black wave how saudiiran rivalry has unravelled the middle east. He is the author of fortysix books on islam and the middle east, including notes on a century. It consists principally of a mixture of hydrocarbons, with traces of various nitrogenous and sulfurous compounds. Jan 06, 2015 the cities of salt trilogy by abdulrahman munif, about the coming of the oil industry to an unnamed country thats an awful lot like saudi arabia. If you want something a little more nuanced is a history of the arab peoples by albert hourani or a.
The zionist movement arose to restore the jews to israel, largely ignoring the existing arab population. Over the centuries, the middle east has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Judea, home of the jews in ancient times, was conquered by the romans and renamed palestine. Middle east history middle east thus defined it includes cyprus, the asian part of turkey, syria, lebanon, israel, the west bank and gaza, jordan, iraq, iran, the countries of the arabian peninsula saudi arabia, yemen, oman, united arab emirates, qatar, bahrain, kuwait, and egypt and libya. Beginning with the first glimmerings of the current international state and economic systems in the sixteenth century, the modern middle east.
This history started from the earliest human settlements, continuing through several major pre and postislamic empires. By 200 ce it was to be found throughout both the roman and parthian empires, and even on a. Middle ground s3 e8 can israelis and palestinians see eye to eye. Jul 18, 20 ive included both palestinian and israeli works. Call numbers at the end of each entry are for copies at the meriam library. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2012 and still the essential work on the subject, follows the historic struggles of the middle east from napoleons campaign in egypt and syria, through the slow decline and fall of the ottoman empire, to the israelipalestinian conflict and the history of islam and its recent resurgence. Essential podcasts to help you understand the middle east pink jinn. Patrick tyler has spent 30 years as a journalist for the new york times and washington post, dividing his time between washington, and tours in the middle east, china, russia and europe. A new middle east does exist in places, but there is still an old middle east of tradition. Though labeled as a history of the past 2,000 years, its mostly a history of the past 1,400 years. List of books and articles about middle east history online.
While the struggle for peace in the middle east remains one of the greatest challenges facing the world today, here is a fascinating and meticulously researched history of the region. I used this book for a college class history of the middle east. Now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, the middle east. Brief history of the middle east slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Its a history of oil on all continents, not just the middle east. This history started from the earliest human settlements, continuing through several major pre and postislamic empires through to the nationstates of the middle east today. Kim ghattass history of the islamic world since 1979 reflects on what might have been. If you want really general, goldschidmt is very good, as is a history of the modern middle east by william l cleveland and martin bunton. The middle east and the west, a troubled history npr. The history of the book in the middle east 1st edition. If you want something a little more nuanced is a history of the arab peoples by albert hourani or a history of modern iran by ervand abrahamanian. Home to the cradle of civilization, the middle eastinterchangeable with the near easthas seen many of the worlds oldest cultures and civilizations.
It has always been a battleground for empires seeking control over strategic riches, a constantly regenerating birthplace of civilisations and faiths, and home to the great myths of antiquity. Persians, christians, romans, and modern israelis operate on the fringes. The washington report began in 1982 as a biweekly eightpage newsletter. List of books and articles about oil and the middle east. A history explores the impact of imperial and imperialist legacies, the great nineteenthcentury transformation, cultural continuities and upheavals, international diplomacy, economic booms and busts.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Booktopia buy middle eastern history books online from australias leading online bookstore. A history of the last hundred years new press, mar. This page links to detailed bibliographies for each country in the middle east as well as topical bibliographies about religions and sects, the israelipalestinian conflict, women and other special topics. Feb 25, 2009 patrick tyler has spent 30 years as a journalist for the new york times and washington post, dividing his time between washington, and tours in the middle east, china, russia and europe. Jun 06, 20 over the centuries the middle east has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Middle east books bibliography searchable database of middle east books.
Said, in which the author developed the idea of orientalism to define the wests historically patronizing representations of the east the societies and peoples who inhabit the places of asia, north africa, and the middle east. Lets take it to include the arab world including north africa, israel, turkey and iran, since these countries all have an inte. This nowclassic book, fully updated to 2009, follows the historic struggles of the region over the last two hundred years, from napoleons assault on egypt, through the slow decline and fall of the ottoman empire, to the painful emergence of modern nations, the palestinian question and. Lets take it to include the arab world including north africa, israel, turkey and iran, since these countries all. The gaps between them have been filled with dictatorship, xenophobia, and fundamental ism.
This selection of papers by scholarly specialists offers an introduction to the history of the book and book culture in west asia and north africa from antiquity to the 20th century. The flourishing and longlived manuscript tradition is discussed in its various aspects social and economic as we. Yergins conversational style is a good fit whether hes explaining opecs imperium on western economies or the first hints of peak oil theory. But you need to understand the preisrael history thoroughly first. The middle east was the first to experience a neolithic revolution c. Israel, history in a nutshell, highlighting the wars and military history is a compilation of facts, proof of the long and glorious history of the state of israel. Any of the novels by egyptian nobel laureate naguib mahfouz. History of the jews summary from 750 bc to israelpalestine conflict duration. Discover the best middle east history in best sellers. Emeritus, penn state university lawrence davidson west chester university 08343884goldschmidt 7.
Patrick tylers top 10 eccentric middle east books books. A history has long been the standard introductory textbook in the field of middle eastern history. It is the most comprehensive onevolume treatment of middle eastern history from the rise of islam to the present time now available, featuring full coverage of the central and peripheral middle east. Middle east books and more books, pottery, olive oil, and more.
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