 | A Short History of the Middle East: From the Rise of Islam to Modern Times Subjects: Area Studies; Humanities; Middle East Studies; History; Cultural Studies; Middle East Culture; Middle East History; Middle East Politics; Middle East Society; World/ International History; Modern History 1750-1945; Contemporary History 1945-; Imperial & Colonial History; Social & Cultural History; This book, first published in 1948, grew out of a series of lectures delivered since the War at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies to British students who required a solid grounding in Middle East history and politics to assist in fitting them for active careers in the region. These lectures, by a leading specialist on Middle Eastern history, generated such interest that they were adapted and published in book form for a wider reading public. The book forms a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Middle East. |
