A Concise History of the Middle East provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of this region. The thirteenth edition has been fully revised to reflect recent events, including the region's future in the face of climate change and challenges in Iraq, and developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A Concise History of the Middle East provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of this region. Spanning from the pre-Islamic era to the present, it explores the evolution of Middle Eastern institutions and culture, the influence of European colonialism and Western imperialism, regional modernization efforts, the struggle of various peoples for political independence, the ArabIsrael conflict, the reassertion of Islamist values and power, the issues surrounding the Palestinian Question, and the Middle East following 9/11, the 2011 Arab uprisings, and the regional crisis that erupted after October 7, 2023.
The thirteenth edition has been fully revised to reflect the most recent events in, and concerns of, the region, including its future in the face of climate change and challenges in Iraq, and developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In addition, the important role of Middle Eastern women in the history of the region is woven into the narrative. New parts and part timelines will help students grasp and contextualize the long and complicated history of the region.
With updated biographical sketches and new concluding chapters, this book remains the quintessential text for students of Middle East history.
Recenzijos
"A clear and concise guide to the complex history of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the fall of ISIS, Goldschmidt and Marashi have written the essential text for all newcomers to Middle Eastern studies."
Eugene Rogan, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
"Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. and Ibrahim Al-Marashi have refined, updated, and ultimately revamped the scholarly edifice that Goldschmidt first crafted more than 40 years ago. This edition makes the complexities of the Middle East's history accessible to yet another generation of students in the light of new scholarship and momentous recent developments in the region."
Hasan Kayal, University of California, San Diego, United States
1. Introduction Part I. The Rise of Islam to the Zenith of Abbasid Power
2. The Pre-Islamic
3. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam
4. The Early Arab
Conquests
5. The High Caliphate Part II. The Turkic Empires from the Seljuks
to Ottomans
6. Shia and Turkic Empires
7. The Crusader and Mongol Invasions
8. Islamic Civilization
9. Firearms, Slaves, and Empires Part III. European
Incursions and the Nationalist Reaction
10. European Interests and
Imperialism
11. Westernizing Reform in the Nineteenth Century
12. The Rise of
Nationalism Part IV. World War I and its Aftermath
13. Arab Nationalism and
the First World War
14. Modernizing Rulers in the Independent States
15.
Egypt and the Fertile Crescent Under European Control Part V. The
Arab-Israeli Conflict
16. The Contest for Palestine
17. Israels Formation
and the Arab Response
18. Wars and the Quest for Peace Part VI. The Islamist
Resurgence
19. The Iranian Revolution and Rise of Islamist Movement
20. The
1991 Gulf War and the Peace Process
21. Jihadism and Americas War on
Terror Part VII. The Arab Uprisings and Middle East Cold War
22. The Arab
Uprisings of 2011
23. The Regional Cold War in the Twenty-First Century
24.
The Middle East and the Environment into the Twenty-First Century
25.
Conclusion
Ibrahim Al-Marashi is Associate Professor of Middle East History at California State University, San Marcos, and an advisory board member of the International Security and Conflict Resolution program at San Diego State University (SDSU). He is Visiting Professor at the School of Public Health at SDSU, the Department of Visual Arts at University of California San Diego, the Department of Political Science at University of San Diego, and the Department of History at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. He is the co-author of Iraqs Armed Forces: An Analytical History and The Modern History of Iraq, fourth edition, with Phebe Marr.
Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Middle East History at Penn State University. He is the author of Modern Egypt: The Formation of a Nation-State, and the recipient of the Amoco Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching and the 2000 Middle East Studies Association Mentoring Award.
