Modern Conflict in the Greater Middle East: A Country-By-Country Guide (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440843600)

This reference work covers the history of Middle East nations, addressing military, political, diplomatic, and ideological trends in each respective country and enabling readers to better understand the factors behind the crises shaping the Middle East today.

Modern Conflict in the Greater Middle East: A Country-By-Country Guide is a concise reference for students exploring the importance of each nation-state in the Middle East and their level of involvement in major conflicts in the region. It supplies the broad historical background necessary for readers to understand each country's unique role in the conflicts that have characterized the region since the end of World War I. The book also enables readers to grasp the various motives and ideologies that have shaped each nation's military objectives and to appreciate the political and social climates of each of these countries that propelled them into various wars.

The book presents a chapter-by-chapter discussion of the origins and impacts of war on specific Middle Eastern countries, giving readers an in-depth understanding of the global importance of the conflicts within the region. These chapters--along with detailed timelines, sidebars, and primary source documents--will help readers grasp the connections between individuals, developments, and conflicts in the Middle East and events and developments such as European imperialism, World Wars I and II, U.S. foreign policy during and after the Cold War, the formation of the state of Israel, Arab nationalism, the emergence of the oil industry in the region, and the origins of radical Islam.

Author: Spencer C. Tucker
ISBN-10: 1440843600
ISBN-13: 9781440843600
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2017
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.90w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2017 pg. 13
Library Journal 09/15/2017