A History of the Middle East
- ISBN-10
- 0140125388
- ISBN-13
- 9780140125382
- Category
- Middle East
- Pages
- 373
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Author
- Peter Mansfield
Description
Explores two centuries of history in the Middle East, from Napoleon's invasions of Egypt, through the Ottoman Empire's collapse, to the discovery of oil, the founding of Israel, and beyond
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