The Emergence of the Modern Middle East

by Asher Susser and Duygu Atlas

This book discusses the emergence of the modern Middle East over the last two centuries, starting with the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt in 1798, to the present. It examines the Ottoman legacy in the region and the Western imperial impact on the creation of the Arab state system. It then addresses rise and retreat of Arab nationalism, the problems of internal cohesion of the Arab states, issues of religion and state, and the evolution of Islamist politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9652241075
• ISBN13: 9789652241078
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and Afr
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"