The modern Middle East /

Pappe, Ilan,

The modern Middle East / Ilan Pappe. - Second edition. - xv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: whose 'modern times'? -- Political history --
Economic history -- The rural history of the Middle East in the twentieth century -- Urban history -- Popular culture: music, dance and poetry -- The history of the written word -- Theatre, cinema, radio and television -- Histories of Middle Eastern women -- The many faces of Islam in the twenty-first century: three final aspects.

To allay any fears of bias, Pappe (political science, U. of Haifa, Israel) states in his preface his belief that Israel would benefit from being more a part of the Middle East, a view that he says nearly lost him his teaching position in 2002. Designed as an undergraduate textbook, the text uses a comparative approach, which effectively conveys the continuity of experience shared among Arabs throughout the broad


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Middle East--Politics and government--20th century.
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
Middle East--Economic conditions--20th century.
Middle East--Economic conditions--21st century.



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956.04 / PAP