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A Brief History of the Middle East Paperback - 2006

by Christopher Catherwood

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In The Brief History of the Middle East author Christopher Catherwood attempts to show how our entire world is ultimately shaped by events that have unfolded or have their origin in the Middle East. Catherwood insists that, unless we allow ignorance to blind us--which to a certain extent it already has--the Middle East must not be viewed as "some strange place over there." Three of the world's major organized religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--all stem from the area, as do defining civilizations from Ancient Egypt to Babylonia. Catherwood examines this storied region through the lens of the present by asking these questions. How did the Palestinian issue arise? Why does Osama bin Laden harp on the glories of Moorish Spain? Why did Islamic extremism come to be a substitute for Arab socialist nationalism for so many? Today's headlines have clear historical explanations, and The Brief History of the Middle East will bring that concept into focus.

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  • Title A Brief History of the Middle East
  • Author Christopher Catherwood
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Pages 309
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York
  • Publication date 2006
  • ISBN 9780786717002 / 0786717009
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.76 x 5.1 x 0.83 in (19.71 x 12.95 x 2.11 cm)
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Middle East - History, Middle East - Politics and government
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007272883
  • Dewey Decimal Code 956

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As consultant to the Strategy Unit of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's cabinet, Christopher Catherwood teaches history at Cambridge University and each summer at the University of Richmond (Virginia), where he is an annual Writer in Residence for their History Department. He is the author of Churchill's Folly.

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