From there, the studying the middle east is not always easy. This book is intended to introduce middle eastern history to students and general readers who have not previously studied the subject. After introducing the reader to the region s history from the origins of islam in the seventh century, a history of the modern middle east focuses on the past two centuries of profound and often dramatic change. Sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists and travellers accounts, literature, and official reports including statistical data. A superbly written analysis of the social and political disruptions of. In the pages that follow, the term middle east refers to the region from egypt in the west through iran in the east, and from turkey in the north to the arabian peninsula in the south.
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