Title:	The Modern Middle East
Other Titles:	A Political History since the First World War
Authors:	Annmarie Hunter Emily Smurthwaite Kamrava, Mehran
Keywords:	Middle East—History—20th century
Issue Date:	2005
Publisher:	University of California
Description:	This book examines the political history of the contemporary Middle East. Although it focuses primarily on the period since the demise of the Ottoman Empire, shortly after World War I, it includes some discussion of pre-Ottoman and Ottoman histories to better clarify the background and the context in which modern Middle Eastern political history has taken shape. The book uses a broad conception of the “Middle East” as a geographic area that extends from Iran in the east to Turkey, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, the Levant (Lebanon and Syria), and North Africa, including the Maghreb, in the west. Maghreb is the Arabic word for “occident” and has historically been used to describe areas west of Egypt. In modern times, it has come to refer to Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. Libya is also sometimes included as part of the Maghreb, but it is more commonly grouped with Egypt as belonging to North Africa.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/51555
ISBN:	0–520-24150-9
Appears in Collections:	African Studies

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