Understanding the Middle East: History, Religion, and the Clash of Cultures

Description

Explore the history of conflict in the Middle East, from ancient times to today’s headlines. Take a balanced but unflinching look at: The warring civilizations of the ancient Middle East..The early expansion of Islam…What most textbooks don’t tell you about the Crusades…Wars between Israel and its Arab neighbors…The Israeli-Palestinian conflict…Why religion and politics are intertwined in the Middle East…How Iran became an Islamic Republic…Iraq from ancient times to the post-Saddam era…How Bin Laden became a radical.and then a terrorist…Islamist terror beyond the Middle East…and much, much more

• Author: Edward Trimnell
• Published: 2007-04-01
• Pages: 404
• ISBN-13: 9780974833064