A History of the Modern Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0804783241 ISBN13: 9780804783248 Release Date: April 2016 Publisher: Stanford University Press Length: 544 Pages Weight: 2.40 lbs. Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0" A History of the Modern Middle East offers a comprehensive assessment of the region, stretching from the fourteenth century and the founding of the Ottoman and Safavid empires through to the present-day protests and upheavals. The textbook focuses on Turkey, Iran, and the Arab countries of the Middle East, as well as areas often left out of Middle East history--such as the Balkans and the changing roles that Western forces have played in the region for centuries--to discuss the larger contexts and influences on the region's cultural and political development. Enriched by the perspectives of workers and professionals; urban merchants and provincial notables; slaves, students, women, and peasants, as well as political leaders, the book maps the complex social inter