A Companion to the History of the Middle EastISBN: 978-1-4051-8379-6
Paperback
624 pages
August 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
![]() |
A fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of
the Middle East
- Comprises 26 newly-commissioned essays by leading international
scholars
- Primarily focused on the modern and contemporary periods
- Covers religious, social, cultural, economic, political, and
military history
- Treats the region as four differentiated political units
– Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Arab world
- Includes a section on current issues, such as oil, urban growth, the role of women, and democratic human rights