This valuable collection of essays brings leading Middle Eastern scholars together in one volume and provides an unparalleled view of the modern Middle East. Covering two centuries of change, from 1789 to the present, the selection is carefully designed for students and is the only available text of its kind. It will also appeal to anyone with a general interest in the Middle East.The book is divided into four sections: Reforming Elites and Changing Relations with Europe, 1789-1918; Transformations in Society and Economy, 1789-1918; The Construction of Nationalist Ideologies and Politics up to the 1950s; and The Middle East since the Second World War.
- ISBN10 0520082419
- ISBN13 9780520082410
- Publish Date 7 April 1994 (first published October 1993)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 25 January 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 600
- Language English