TY - BOOK AU - Kamrava,Mehran TI - The modern Middle East: a political history since the First World War SN - 0520241495 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - DS62.8 .K365 2005 U1 - 956.04 PY - 2005/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Middle East KW - History KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A political history of the Middle East -- From Islam to the great war -- From territories to independent states -- The age of nationalism -- The Arab-Israel wars -- The Iranian revolution -- The Gulf wars and beyond -- Issues in Middle Eastern politics -- The Palestinian-Israeli conflict -- The challenge of economic development -- States and their opponents -- The question of democracy -- Challenges facing the Middle East UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004008821.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/2004008821.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal051/2004008821.html ER -