ABSTRACT
Roger Owen has fully revised and updated his authoritative text to take into account the latest developments in the Middle East. This book continues to serve as an excellent introduction for newcomers to the modern history and politics of this fascinating region.
This third edition continues to explore the emergence of individual Middle Eastern states since the fall of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War and the key themes that have characterized the region since then.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |4 pages
PART I States and state-building
part |2 pages
PART II Themes in contemporary Middle Eastern politics
part |2 pages
PART III The impact of the 11 September attacks