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A History of the Middle East
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by Peter Mansfield and Nicolas Pelham
Sales Rank: 37779
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List Price: $16.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
Published by: Penguin; Second edition October 26, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0143034332
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0143034339
Book Dimensions:
7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 9.9 ounces
The Times Educational Supplement
A brilliantly deft and well-informed guide coherent, dispassionate and remarkably inclusive.
Product Review
A brilliantly deft and well-informed guide coherent, dispassionate and remarkably inclusive. (The Times Educational Supplement)
Reader Reviews
This review is from: A History of the Middle East (Penguin History) (Paperback)
This book contains everything a modern reader who is anything but a professional Middle East scholar could ever want to know about the history of the region (especially about the Arab-Israeli conflicts). Most importantly, it is presented in a strictly factual, unemotional manner which allows the reader to understand the current problems there and to make his or her own judgments without the facts being skewed or, indeed, being portrayed in a subjective light at all. With this account under one's belt, it is impossible to see the conflicts of the Middle East in a wholly black-and-white, right-and-wrong way. Indeed, the cold facts show how all parties involved have countless reasons for their behavior, and how no one party can ever be completely blamed. Having also read what Mansfield himself considered to be his crowning achievement, "The Arabs", I actually feel that this is a superior work, at least for my purposes. "A History of the Middle East" presents a more sweeping view for the amateur (but serious) scholar, and can be used as a good reference despite being more than a decade old. Mansfield follows the region from prehistory, through the Ottoman Empire, and into the modern age, explaining events and motivations in a reasonable and straightforward manner. It must be mentioned that this is not an exciting book for those without a passionate interest in foreign affairs. But those who are driven to know and understand the goings-on of the modern world will find it an invaluable addition to their library.
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