Binding: Paperback
Description: This third edition of Conflicts in the Middle East since 1945 analyzes the nature of conflict in the Middle East with its racial ethnic political cultural religious and economic factors. Throughout the book Peter Hinchcliffe and Beverley Milton - Edwards put the main conflicts into their wider context with thematic debates on issues such as the emergence of radical Islam the resolution of conflicts diplomacy and peace - making and the role of the superpowers. The book is brought fully up to date with events in the Middle East covering for instance developments in Iraq in 2006 where a democratically elected government is in place but the insurgency show no sign of coming under control. The analysis of the Palestinian/ Israeli conflict is also brought up to the present day to include the election of the Hamas government and the 2006 conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hizballah. Including a newly updated bibliography and maps of the area this is the perfect introduction for all students wishing to understand the complex situation in the Middle East in its historical context.
Title: Conflicts In The Middle East Since 1945
Author(s): Milton - Edwards Beverley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415440172
Pages: 176 Pages, 6 Line Drawings, Black And White
Publication Date: 9/7/2007
Series: The Making of the Contemporary World
Category: Armed Conflict